Installing pot lots over the mantle and just changing the decorations out can do

• Want to bling my fireplace - Snazzie
  • On the HGTV shows, they paint over the stones and redo the mantle simply if you need - to cut costs. Check out the website! nm
    • Installing pot lots over the mantle and just changing the decorations out can do - wonders for a new look, too. nm
      • sorry...pot lights or high hats over the mantle...nm - nm

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I wonder if Pebble Tech is the right choice.  One adult, four animals, 1400 sq. foot.  What I am concerned about is being able to keep it clean and how comfortable they are to walk on with bare feet.  Cost is fairly reasonable when compared to tile and the look I like (the beach!).

Anyone have experience with this type of flooring?  Will it make my home look like a business rather than a home?  Is keeping it clean a hassle? 

Thank you much!

We always try to have the tree lit up and the decorations out on display by Thanksgiving day. I think having a fake tree makes that possible.

Do you set a deadline to have the tree up and decorated by Thanksgiving week? If not, when do you try to have it finished?

It was driving me absolutely nuts and I finally found out what they are called!  Google or do a search on E-Bay for 'Melted plastic popcorn decorations' and see what you find!  I'm gonna try and make a bid for one or two because after seeing that one in 'MT of Oz' picture there, I suddenly felt this NEED to have one again! 

Thanks for reviving happy memories MT of Oz!! 

I was just wondering if anyone here had any experience with changing your OB in the last month of pregnancy? Or if anyone knows anyone who changed their OB late in pregnancy?

Without going into too many details, my OB was away on a personal emergency this week and her partner was not in the office due to the holiday. I was having some problems this week and I needed an OB on Friday. I called but my OB's office only had a recorded message. There was no answering service. So I stuck it out until Satruday and went to the emergency room at the hospital where I was supposed to be delivering this baby. The Triage Nurse at the hospital was so awful and mean to me that I burst into tears and stormed out of there. She didn't flat out refuse me medical attention, but she gave me such a hard time about being there that she made me feel very uncomfortable, and in so many words she forced me out. She was the nastiest most unprofessional person I have ever dealt with in the healthcare industry. DH agrees.

So now DH and I are totally turned off to that hospital and I don't feel comfortable at all delivering there. Fortunately for us, we have 2 other excellent hopsitals close to our house. The problem is, my OB only delivers out of the hospital where I had this incident. So I was thinking of changing back to my old OB for the end of the pregnancy. He delivered my nephew and my sister said she liked him and had no problems with him. But he has not dealt with me pregnant. I just went to him for 2 annual checkups several years ago, then decided to change over to my current OB because my sisters and friends raved about her.

And it's really been a textbook pregnancy -- no problems with me or the baby. He would just need my records sent to him, and he'd need to know that I will be a scheduled c-section. Really at this point all I need is for someone to go in there and get the baby out for me.

Any advice? Do you think he would refuse my case since I'm 35 weeks already? The whole incident is unfortunate, and I love my OB, but I am so turned off to the hospital that I'd be willing to go with another OB just to be able to deliver out of another hospital where we'll feel comfortable and taken care of.

Was Eastern time delayed for some reason- my regular clocks on the eastern and 2 clocks fell back an hour? What is happening?

Has anyone recently changed 35 mm slides into pictures? Do you know who can do it?  I just found loads of slides from my honeymoon 28 years ago.  I forgot my husband and I used to take slides. 

TIA

I've got 1 room that turned into a storage room and every week I tell myself I have to get in there and straighten it out. I open the door, look around and close the door, and find something else to do.

I don't have any closets in my house and it drives me nuts. No place to hang coats, etc. when coming in from outside. They get slung over the chair that nobody sits in by the door.

We have 2 sheds and a 1 car 'tent' garage. Hubby keeps half his stuff in the tent garage and shed, I keep some of my stuff in the shed and mom's stuff is in the other shed. The first shed was built when we were moving from the old house, needed some place to go with it until we got in the new place, but it's still there!!!! I can't get to it because of hubby's snow blower and other quipment. I probably have some antiques in there by now.

Mom died 7 years ago and I still haven't looked to see what's in her shed. I just don't have time.

I love to be organized, but when I organized my home the last time, I couldn't find anything!!!

1. How old is the first house? The one with the sewing room and the carpet coming up?

2. How many sq ft is the second house - the newer one?

3. Have the rest of the houses in your neighborhood appreciated 66% in the last five years?  (from $75,000 to $125,000)

Your husband has a good idea about putting the money in savings for six months to make sure you can afford to pay a mortgage that is twice what you are paying now. And after six months, you will have $1800 more to put down on the house.

This is strictly personal experience - but last summer we moved from a 25-year-old house to a brand new one. We lived in the 25yo house for 12 years, and the money we spent remodeling and updating (+ original price) it would have bought us a brand new house of the same size. So I would say go for the newer house if it comes to a choice. Older houses can be a LOT of work.

OTOH, you say your husband likes woodworking. If you're willing to live in a house that is in a perpetual state of remodeling...go for it!

about angels, too.  I have never "seen" angels, but I have often seen them at work.  I thank the Lord for providing protection through them.  Whenever I have a "near-miss" I thank the Lord. 

My husband told me once when he was trying to change lanes, the steering wheel pulled itself right back so he couldn't.  There was a car in his blind spot!   

I remember once one of my kids running down the sidewalk and fell.  From where I stood it looked like he cracked his head on the step in front of him.  I cringed, but when I got to him he was fine.  I just know an angel put his hand between the step and his precious head. 

My mom was driving one day and didn't see that the intersection was icy.  She tried to stop but started sliding.  She slid into the path of an oncoming car.  She closed her eyes and braced for impact but...nothing.  She opened her eyes and the car was past her.  She said there was no way he could have missed her. 

These are angel stories. 

Demons are fallen angels.  They chose to worship Satan.  They exist to torment and cause people anguish.  Angels exist to praise God and they also provide divine intervention and protection for people. 

You've got a number of issues.  The biting and scratching is all part and parcel of being a 4-5 month old kitten.  Get lots of toys - some of mine like small catnip toys, others like the small fur mice, and anything that rattles is usually good fun.  I also have a small stuffed bear that my mom gave to one of my cats when he was a kitten - she rubbed catnip all over it - and he's over a year old now and he still snuggles with that bear and suckles on it.  You might try something like that to give her some comfort.

As to the inappropriate urination, that could be a number of things.  You need to take her back to the vet and make sure there are no urinary tract, bladder, kidney or thyroid issues.  Many times that can make a cat go someplace other than the litter box.  Make sure that the box is someplace she can get to really easily.  You might also make sure that it's in a quiet corner.  Sometimes cats don't like it if they feel like they're in a main traffic pattern.  Clean the box every day, if you don't already.  I sometimes get lax on mine and that's when my cats go someplace they shouldn't.

You might also try changing the litter.  I use a scoopable and I tried to change to something that was biodegradeable and it was a disaster. The cats hated it and I had huge messes to clean up.  There is one you can get at PetSmart called Dr. Elsey's Cat Attract Litter.  They have a Kitten Attract formula.  I've used it a little bit and the cats LOVE it.  The first night I put it in some of the boxes, one of the cats jumped in and started digging like he was digging for gold.  Then he just sat there in the box and wouldn't let any of the other cats in it.  Fortunately I have a lot of other boxes.   It's a little more expensive than the regular Tidy Cat scoopable litter that I use and I have a lot of boxes, so I can't use it all the time, but that would be worth a try.

Febreze works really well for getting out odors.  One of the cats occasionally would urinate on my bed and it gets out all the smell.   She did it to my new 6 month old Tempur-Pedic mattress too.  I could have killed her.  She hadn't done it in so long I thought I was safe getting a new mattress.  Get a really heavy duty mattress cover, too - that will help in case she does it again so there's no seep through to the mattress.

You might also try Bitter Apple spray.  You can get it at PetSmart as well.  That should work to keep her away from places you don't want her to go.  A former co-worker told me that she took cut lemons and rubbed the juice on plants and her kitten hated it.  Cats don't like citrus smell at all.

Good luck!