Daily Thrifty Tips - December 18, 2007

Volume Six, Number 243, December 18, 2007 (Read It Online) We have more Christmas crafts today, hope you find them useful! If you have any last minute Christmas shopping tips or gift ideas, feel free to submit them on the contest page. Thanks for reading, Susan Send to a Friend! Share a Tip (You could win $25!) Share a Photo (You could win $25!) Have a Question? Submit a request... Link to ThriftyFun.com View Active Topics! Edit Your Subscriptions: To edit your ThriftyFun subscriptions, click the Update Profile/Email Address link at the bottom of this newsletter. Today's newsletter contains: Today's Photos: Recycled Baby Stocking Frugal Christmas Crafts Little Christmas Deer Francis (Beagle) Craft: Doily Fan Ornaments Craft: Christmas Candy Decorations Craft: Sweet Gum Mini-Wreath Craft: Dried Flower Note Cards Craft: Foam Plate Snowman Craft: Pocket Pack Baking Kits Today's Tips: Keeping a Cutting Board from Slipping Helping 95 Year Old Mother with Christmas Gifts Give Love Instead of Presents This Year Plastic Bottle Caps as Cat Toys Tips For Mailing Goodies 'Fix A Chip' to Repair Chipped Counter Top Delegate Christmas Responsibilities Organizing Barbie Clothes Patterns Wrap and Stack Children's Gifts Together Gift Basket Idea for First Apartment Joke of the Day New Requests: BBQ Food Suggestions Gum on Wool Clothing Removing Burnt Caramel from a Pan Leeward's Christmas Stocking Pattern Recipes for Breadsticks, Cookie Sticks, Etc Lights for Glass Block Decorations Removing Dye That Transferred in the Wash Set-in Chocolate Stains on Clothes Butterscotch Chip Cookie Recipe Home Remedies for Fleas Taking Care of a Puppy with Parvo at Home Rice Crispy Recipes Leaves on Chili Plant Turning Brown Advice For Heating Home With Multiple Heating Zones Cleaning Up Hair Ball Off Pillow Top Mattress Free Label Printing Program What Size Do You Cut The Strips To Crochet Pot Scrubbers? Plastic or Metal Foot For Free Motion Quilting? How to Comb Out Dreadlocks To Make Mohawk How To Clean Air Wick Liquid Off Suede Furniture? Homemade Hairspray Funny Saying to Go With Crying Santa Picture Keeping Rabbits Out of Engine Compartment Dog Eating Feces Confusion Side Effect After Chemotherapy Planning a 25th Wedding Anniversary With Renewal Of Vows More Reading: A Santa Theme Christmas Luncheon Today's Sponsor: Crafting for Fun and Money! If you are an avid crafter, capable writer and own a digital camera, you are eligible to participate. Submit your craft projects to ThriftyFun and we will pay $15 for any crafts that we publish. More Information: Click Here: http://www.thriftyfun.com/post_craft.ldml Today's Photos: Recycled Baby Stocking Someone gave me a floor mat for my baby to play on that was missing some toys that dangle. Instead of throwing it away when I got a better one, I decided to cut it up and make a stocking! I made a pattern out of a large piece of drawing paper that I drew a freehand stocking on. I cut it so the right sides faced each other, pinned, and sewed. I trimmed off the felt material they used on the sides and sewed it across the top of the stocking for an accent and as the stocking hanger. By Jenn from Lenox, MA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf90821357.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Frugal Christmas Crafts Cute, quick and frugal gifts or decorations! The magnets are used canning jar lids and smaller ones are from frozen OJ concentrate can ends. Base coat white or brown and paint faces. I used blush for the cheeks and had some wood plugs I used for the noses. For the gingers, I used fabric yoyos or strips of fabric tied into bows, hot glued onto the heads. The snow men I used pipe cleaners and little pom poms for ear muffs and a sock cut into 2 inch sections, sewn across one end, to make little hats and hot glued on. The ginger and snow balls are from old softballs, base coated and glued onto canning jar rings. The snowball hats are from socks, cut into about 4 inch pieces, sewn across the end. I then took white "scribble" dimensional paint and did the "frosting" lines on the ginger and snowflakes on the snowballs hats. Had everything on hand! I've sold a bunch of the ginger and snow balls for $7.50 each and the magnets for $2.50. I've "gifted" many of them already this season! I get the softballs from my son and DIL, who play on a softball team :0) Sometimes I find them at thrift stores for about $.50 each. Have fun!! By Maggie from Bloomington, MN Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf79175006.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Little Christmas Deer My little deer at our family Christmas party with a whole plate of Christmas cookies. By Mary Lou from Abingdon, MD Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf37029255.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Francis (Beagle) Francis is a 3 year old male Beagle. We adopted Francis from a family through our local Freecycle in September. Francis loves to play tug of war with his blankets! Although new to the family, he fit in right away. Mild mannered and quite the snuggler - he makes a big lap dog and enjoys all of the love and attention that we give him! By Christine from Spanaway, WA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf79891721.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Craft: Doily Fan Ornaments You'll want to make several of these beautiful Victorian fans for your tree. Doilies come in a variety of colors, so choose one that works with the color and theme of your tree. The metallic silver and gold ones reflect the lights and are very pretty. View This Craft: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf63163284.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Craft: Christmas Candy Decorations Decorations made from everyday items to look like Christmas Candy. View This Craft: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf87958359.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Craft: Sweet Gum Mini-Wreath This wreath is made from the seed pods from the Sweet Gum tree. This is a pattern for all you Southern folks that have these seed pods to clean up every fall from your yard. They may be available in craft shops in the North, or perhaps you can find a place to buy them on line. Here in Arkansas, they are easily gathered. View This Craft: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf33854011.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Craft: Dried Flower Note Cards By Debra Frick These are very simple to make with flowers that you have collected and dried. Pansy and spring flowers are the best to use as they dry very flat, But I have even dried sunflowers in my flower press. Directions for a simple flower press can be found on ThriftyFun so if you missed the directions, you can find them there. With a little time and effort, you can make these beautiful note cards for yourself. These make a wonderful gift for Christmas or a Bridal or Baby shower. View This Craft: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf43888976.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Craft: Foam Plate Snowman Take 3 foam 6 inch plates, punch hole in first at one side and opposite side, do the same for second plate. For the third plate, just punch a hole on one side. Take plate and thread ribbon through that hole and hole of next plate. Tie in back and cut off extra ribbon. Now take the two connected plates and thread ribbon through open hole and attach to last plate. You now have the snowman body. View This Craft: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf43430264.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Craft: Pocket Pack Baking Kits A dish towel, spoon, sprinkles, and a purchased (or homemade) cookie or cake mix is just about all you need to make the fun Pocket Pack baking kits for the whole family to enjoy. And there is no sewing or gluing! Cost is less than $5. Nice teacher or hostess gift. View This Craft: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf60916525.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Contests: Tip Contest Submit a Tip or Recipe! Photo Contest Submit a tip with photo! These contests are weekly. We pick 2 tip winners and 1 photo winner at the end of each week. Each winner will win $25! My Frugal Life Submit a My Frugal Life Essay! Today's Tips: Keeping a Cutting Board from Slipping I knead my bread on a wooden cutting board, but the board was always slipping. I happened on the solution one day by chance. I had washed the counter, and it was still damp when I needed to make bread, so I put a dishtowel underneath my board. To my delight, it didn't slip when I was kneading! By Camilla from Atchison, KS Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf50228690.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Helping 95 Year Old Mother with Christmas Gifts My 95 year old Mother found buying and wrapping gifts for her 50 descendants was too big a chore. We took a picture of her on her birthday and printed 50 wallet size photos and bought her Christmas cards and postage stamps. Now we will enjoy sitting with her and helping address the cards. She loved the idea. By Lois from Ontonagon, MI Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf87342379.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Give Love Instead of Presents This Year A tip for avoiding stressing during the holidays from the ghost of Scrooge! Tell every member of your family and all your friends that you are broke and will not be buying any gifts this season, and possibly many seasons in the future; but you love them all very much and you wish them all a Happy Holidays. Also, they are all invited to drop by for Coffee and Cookies and great conversation with dancing and music. I also want every member of Thriftyfun.com to send: Susan, Lewis, Fletcher, Jess and staff a Happy Holiday Wish Box just like this one and thank them for their open hearted giving during the whole year through! Signed: Scrooge! And one more thought! Happy New Year to Every Body! Source: The source of this tip comes from deep within the heart. By Joseph from Laval, Quebec, Canada. Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf40708835.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Plastic Bottle Caps as Cat Toys My four cats were constantly losing their store bought toys under the appliances and furniture, and down the basement stairs. One day I realized they got the exact same amount of joy chasing a plastic bottle cap around. Milk cap, soda cap, water cap, it doesn't matter. They don't cost me anything that I wouldn't have spent anyway and because I can replace them constantly, they always have a fresh scent. Cats tend to get bored with something that smells familiar. Once a week, I scoop all of them up that I find and start all over again. By Lynn from Albany, NY Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf61641657.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Tips For Mailing Goodies Divide layers of holiday cookies/cakes/candies etc with coffee filters that you plan to ship by mail in a large coffee can. If your foodies need cushioning, use marshmallows and add a small pack of homemade hot cocoa mix and a stir spoon tied with ribbon or even dunked in chocolate and covered with cellophane! Make the can into another gift by itself by covering the can with a nice wallpaper border of houses in a row or a downtown row of shops. I have mailed cans wrapped like this and I am told that the mailman loves them and expressed awe of them! By melody_yesterday from Sedalia, Missouri Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf44940130.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print 'Fix A Chip' to Repair Chipped Counter Top My son dropped a hammer on our counter in the bathroom (new home). It chipped the counter top. Most places I called (home repair, hardware stores) said I would have to replace it. It was too much money for a small chip. I tried a product I found on the internet called Fix A Chip. I worked very well. I have used kitchen cleaner over that spot many times. It still has stayed hard. That was 3 yrs ago. My counter top has a couple of color blends, so it was easy blend the color. Not sure how well it would match on a solid counter top. Source: Just did a search of the internet, how to repair counter top chip/cracks. By Bonnie from Illinois Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf84139985.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Delegate Christmas Responsibilities Relieve stress like you would if you were a manager or executive at work, delegate, delegate, delegate. Have others, both family and friends, help decorate, wrap and contribute to Christmas dinner. Don't sweat the small stuff, everyone will be happy to be together even if you forget to put out the napkins or cranberry sauce! By Meg from North Bay, Ontario Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf93331067.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Organizing Barbie Clothes Patterns As I create and sew Barbie doll-size fashions, I came up with a way to keep my patterns organized. For each outfit of the pattern set, I use a 6 1/2-in x 3 5/8-in regular envelope. On the outside, I write the Pattern Number, View, Name of outfit, etc. It is also handy to record any notes, such as "add 1 inch to length", etc. When it's time to choose an outfit to make, I pull my selection out of the original pattern envelope. This saves time going through all those pieces, and prevents loss, too. By Maggie from Park Hills, MO Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf11619628.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Wrap and Stack Children's Gifts Together Like most grandparents we always go overboard on gifts and want the packages to be spectacular and mainly recognizable. We use different paper for each child (geared to their age) and then stack them together and bind them with ribbon. Also, it means only one per child to decorate or put a huge bow on. With 7 grandchildren, they know which gifts come from us. By Elizabeth from Salinas, CA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf67350593.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Gift Basket Idea for First Apartment When my brother graduated from college and got his first apartment, I tried to think of something that he could really use, and wouldn't get for himself. I thought back to when I got my first place, and then I had it! The perfect gift! I bought a large laundry basket for him, and filled it with the things he'd never think of ahead of time; paper towels, Comet, Windex, dish soap, Handi-wipes, sponges ...you get the idea. All the cleaning products you don't know to get in your first place, or have the money for either. I tied a huge red bow on the front of the basket, and gave him the entire thing. He still talks about it all these years later and he has done it for friends of his now too. By Chris M from Oshkosh, WI Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf56587669.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Dear Webby's Joke of the Day An elderly woman and her little grandson, whose face was sprinkled with bright freckles, spent the day at the zoo. Lots of children were waiting in line to get their cheeks painted by a local artist who was decorating them with tiger paws. "You've got so many freckles, there's no place to paint!" a girl in the line sneered to the little fella. Embarrassed, the little boy dropped his head. His grandmother knelt down next to him. "I love your freckles. When I was a little girl I always wanted freckles," she said, while tracing her finger across the child's cheek. "Freckles are beautiful." The boy looked up, "Really?" "Of course," said the grandmother. "Why just name me one thing that's prettier than freckles." The little boy thought for a moment, peered intensely into his grandma's face, and softly whispered, "Wrinkles." Read More Jokes Here: http://webby.com/humor New Requests: BBQ Food Suggestions I need some suggestions for wedding food to serve at my wedding in 6 days. Yes, Dec. 23rd. We are having our wedding outdoors by the lake and we want to do a BBQ What sides should we serve? Rita from Tucson, AZ Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf42314715.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Gum on Wool Clothing How do I get gum out of my good wool coat? Nat from Copiague, New York Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf67170432.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Removing Burnt Caramel from a Pan I made caramel but it burned onto the bottom of the pan. How do you remove encrusted solid sugar/caramel from a stainless steel pot? Denise from Canada Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf40677370.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Leeward's Christmas Stocking Pattern I am looking for an old Christmas Stocking pattern that I believe was put out by Leewards. My mom made them for us when we were little and has since made some for my husband and kids. Now that I have another baby in the house, she's lost the pattern! It's double crocheted and the lettering and snowflakes are cross stitched on. She remembers that you could also cross stitch a Christmas tree on the front instead of the snowflake pattern. If anyone knows where I can find this pattern, I'd appreciate it! Thank you!! Angie from O'Fallon, MO Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf90298054.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Recipes for Breadsticks, Cookie Sticks, Etc I'm seeking ideas for bread sticks and cookie sticks! I received a lovely lead crystal container as my first Christmas gift of 2007. The interior of the cylindrical container is just over 7" tall and about 5.25" in diameter. Although you could use it for flowers (a lot of them because the mouth is huge), I would like to put food in it, because it would be displayed very well! I'm thinking about bread sticks, very long cookie sticks, or maybe dipped pretzels - although I'm guessing those long, thick pretzel sticks may not be long enough! I really wouldn't have to put stick shapes in there - maybe it could be something people could get out with long toothpicks or a long spoon. I need your imaginations! Liz from Maryland Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf55111807.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Lights for Glass Block Decorations How many lights do you use for the glass block decorations? Kelly from Dallas, TX Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf52514296.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Removing Dye That Transferred in the Wash My light pink blouse was washed with dark color clothes. Now it looks like it's a different colored pink. How do I remove the unwanted color? HMoreno from San Diego, CA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf49972527.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Set-in Chocolate Stains on Clothes I have set-in chocolate stain on my clothes. I don't know how the chocolate candies got in the washer or dryer, but I found the stain after I had dried my clothes. There are stains in several shirts and sweatpants that are all brand new. Jade from Ventura, CA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf144483.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Butterscotch Chip Cookie Recipe Does anyone have a recipe for butterscotch chip cookies. The ones I can find are either the same as chocolate chip cookies or combine different chips. Tim from ON Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf49360131.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Home Remedies for Fleas I live in Florida. There is no where I believe that fleas are any worse than here. My poor Sophie has been eaten alive since we have moved here. I want to know some home remedies that can work for this problem. I can not afford the costly items. I use Frontline and it seems to have stopped working. I am bathing her at least twice a week now to help keep them from driving her crazy. We have carpet which I know is a problem. I need help. Rosemary from Okeechobee, Florida Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf502073.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Taking Care of a Puppy with Parvo at Home I have 1 puppy who has Parvo, he is at the vet hospital with an IV. Now I think his sister is getting it. I can't afford to have both of them in the hospital, so I am giving the one at home pediatric electrolyte so she won't get dehydrated and vitamins. I can get her to the vet in Mexacali in 2 more days. Do you think she will be ok until then? Patsi from El Centro, Calif Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf34647071.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Rice Crispy Recipes Rice crispy recipes? Ron from Golan, Israel Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf54911089.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Leaves on Chili Plant Turning Brown My chili plant was producing lots of healthy flowers and fruits, but now the leaves are turning brown and dying even the new growth. The chilies are still growing but the flowers are dying too. What's wrong? Hardiness Zone: 9a Toni from Essex, UK Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf51023206.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Advice For Heating Home With Multiple Heating Zones I have a two story home with multiple heating zones. The upstairs bedrooms are on a separate heating zone. the first floor floor plan is an open design with the den open to the second floor (no ceiling). If I leave the bedroom doors open the heat from down stairs keeps the rooms very warm, but the thermostat the regulate the upstairs zone never kicks on. Will this be a problem. Will the pipes freeze? Thanks. Ginny from Suffolk, New York Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf61283954.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Cleaning Up Hair Ball Off Pillow Top Mattress Our cats get hair balls, they throw up and this time they did it on the bed. We washed the sheets and mattress cover but it went through to our pillow top we bought from Wal-mart to go over our sleep number bed. The cover says spot clean only. Can anyone recommend a cleaner to use? Thanks for your help. Loveangel Sherri from Saraland, AL Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf28784234.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Free Label Printing Program I am looking for free print program for printing labels on spice jars and canisters. Dennis from Batesville, AR Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf64274816.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print What Size Do You Cut The Strips To Crochet Pot Scrubbers? What size do you cut the strips to crochet pot scrubbers? Donna from Millbury, OH Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf69609492.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Plastic or Metal Foot For Free Motion Quilting? I'm going to buy a free-motion quilting foot for my Brother Low-shank sewing machine. What's better a Clear plastic foot or a metal foot? I assume the metal foot will be stronger, more durable & last longer & the plastic foot will be clear, so more easy to see projects through. Have any of you out there use both feet? And what do you recommend? Cyinda from Near Seattle, WA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf56936691.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print How to Comb Out Dreadlocks To Make Mohawk Well, I have dreadlocks now and I'm thinking about getting a Mohawk later. I am going to comb out my dreadlocks and I wonder if it's even possible to get a Mohawk after that. My hair was already curly and a bit frizzy before I got Dreadlocks, and after I comb them out my hair will most likely be damaged too. I do not want a frizzy Mohawk, I want a normal Mohawk. I'm just not sure if it will work. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. DXM Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf43704776.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print How To Clean Air Wick Liquid Off Suede Furniture? How to clean air wick liquid off suede furniture? Samantha from San Antonio, Texas Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf79444114.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Homemade Hairspray What was that recipe for hairspray again, I want to give it a try. Thanks Jamish from Ransom Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf305606.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Funny Saying to Go With Crying Santa Picture Need a funny saying to go with a crying Santa picture for Christmas cards. laurieslu Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf84875743.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Keeping Rabbits Out of Engine Compartment How can you keep rabbit out of your engine compartment? The menace had chewed my car wires first causing major damage with an estimated cost of over $2,000.00. I couldn't figure out how it could have made such big teeth marks. My car is still in the shop awaiting a new wire harness. Then this week the rabbit got in my husband's car, and cost $252.44 to repair the minor damage. The rabbit traveled 16 miles to our first stop, and 22 miles to the shop. He now has a new place of residence, and I hope it doesn't find it way back to us. We had moth balls in the engine compartment and pepper chaser. I like the steel wool idea. If any of you have it happen to you, call your car insurance to see if you are covered under comprehensive. Our damages are covered 100%. Anyone for rabbit stew? Monica Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf37917765.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Dog Eating Feces I have a new 8 week old baby boxer puppy that is so sweet and wonderful in everyway. He even has been going potty on the puppy pads most of the time that he goes when i am not around to take him outside. The problem I have is that he wants to eat his own feces after he goes to the bathroom. Why do dogs do this, and what can I do to stop this from happening? Thank you vicki from Glendale, Arizona Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf48175344.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Confusion Side Effect After Chemotherapy My mom underwent chemotherapy earlier this year from July to November. She suffered many side effects including confusion. All are gone or getting better, except the confusion. The doctors say they don't know how long this will last. Does anyone know? Has anyone had this experience or know someone who has? I'd be grateful for some feedback. I'm so worried about mom. Jo from Hampton Roads, VA Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf99605060.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Planning a 25th Wedding Anniversary With Renewal Of Vows My husband and I plan on getting remarried on our 25th anniversary (01/26/2012). We live on a small disability check (1500 monthly), and I would like to start getting ideas and planning for it now. I already know who will be the bridesmaids, ring bearer, flower girls and best man. Just would like some ideas on planning a inexpensive wedding. I'm a plus-size woman, so I need an ideas on a dress. I want my colors to be purple and black. thank you. ysleta from Fletcher, Oklahoma Post Feedback: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf43720770.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Today's Sponsor: Crafting for Fun and Money! If you are an avid crafter, capable writer and own a digital camera, you are eligible to participate. Submit your craft projects to ThriftyFun and we will pay $15 for any crafts that we publish. More Information: Click Here: http://www.thriftyfun.com/post_craft.ldml More Reading: A Santa Theme Christmas Luncheon By Debra Frick With the holidays almost upon us, I like to give my girlfriends a little time off. So I invite them all over for a little holiday luncheon that is a fun way to take a break from all the baking and Christmas shopping. This was quick and easy and I was able to join in the fun because all the food can be made ahead of time and cooked the day of the party. Read More: http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf83985859.tip.html Email to a Friend | Get Responses | Bookmark | Link | Rate It: | Print Interactive Coupon Swap! Swap coupons with other ThriftyFun.com users. Seed Swap! Swap seeds with other ThriftyFun.com users.