With that title, you may think I’m talking about the kids. This time, I’m not.  I’m not even talking about the Halloween kids that will be knocking at my door shortly!    Instead,  I’m talking about real pest control.  I’ll be honest — this isn’t something I even thought about until I owned a home.  When we lived in a Aurora, we had a huge pest problem.  We didn’t need termite control or anything like that.  Instead, we kept getting those worm looking bugs.  They covered our basement, and they were just gross.  Here, we just have a box elder issue.  Since they don’t really hurt anything, we just suck it up at this point.  Since we have a snake in the yard (garner snake that is), we don’t need a mice exterminator.  He does it just fine.

Now, my sister in law has a huge bee problem at her house.  She called a company like Terminix (it could have been them for all I know) to come out and spray.  The bees at her house would dive bomb you if you were outside.  Come to find out, the prior owners to their house made wine in their garage, and they think that the bees keep coming back for that.

What kind of pests do you find in your house?  How do you get rid of them?

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Safe Kids USA shares tips to prevent furniture tip-overs in this video. Regardless of your child’s abilities and limitations, top-heavy furniture, TVs and appliances can tip over and seriously injure young children. There are many easy-to-install devices that anchor furniture to the wall, making furniture more stable and tip-over resistant. These devices are designed for dressers, wall units and anything your little explorer might try to climb.

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I hope everyone had a relaxing Memorial weekend. Unfortunately, I did not.  I started a project that should have taken me a day (or so I thought).  Since we moved Will to a toddler bed, I wanted to reflect that in his room decor.  At the time, it seemed like a great idea.

How hard is it to remove a wallpaper border?  Extremely hard!  Bill took the kids to his moms and five hours later I was done with just the border.  Sigh.  I still had to paint.  No problems there, right?  I wish.  I bought Behr paint with primer in it thinking it would save me time.  No such luck.  After 3 coats of paint and 3 days in that room, we still aren’t done.  It really could use a 4th coat, but I am so done painting.  Part of the problem is that Bill picked suck a dark blue to paint it.  (Sorry no pics — Will is napping right now and well, we aren’t done).  We did get some shelves up.  The other problem is that we made it Handy Manny themed (which Will loves).  There is nothing out there to decorate with, so we are winging it right now with how to decorate the walls.

It looks nice, it’s not done, and it took twice as long as it should.  Why is every project in the house a pain in the butt?

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Do you have a front load washer and dryer?  I do, and I absolutely don’t know how I lived without them.  A front load washer is worth every cent.  I am able to wash a larger load and they clothes come out practically dry!  It uses less water and less electricity too!  Now, Electrolux and Kelly Ripa have teamed up together to offer you a new shade – Kelly Green.  This is a limited edition washer and dryer. To quote Kelly:

I love green … the color green and the act of living green,” said Ripa.  “What better place to make a simple, every day difference than in the laundry room?  Kelly Green is a gorgeous shade, and just by using the new Electrolux high-efficiency washer and dryer you can save energy and use less water.  How green is that?

In conjunction with the Kelly Green washer and dryer, Electrolux is also kicking off their virtual flower garden campaign.  They are raising funds for Global Green USA and will donate $1 for every virtual flower planted.  Also, everyone who plants a virtual flower will automatically be entered to win one of these new Kelly Green front load washer and dryer.  Also, Mom Central will also be giving away one too! (I know I am just full of goodies in this post!) To enter, simply go to http://www.momcentral.com/blogs/win-a-kelly-green-electrolux-washer-a-dryer.html and (1) tell us which flower you planted on the Electrolux site and (2) share your own “laundry tips” for saving time and energy.  Mom Central will pick one lucky winner in a random drawing from all entries received!

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I know, interesting title.  But see, you have to know what the last week was like in my house.  Last weekend we were gone to a wedding.  All week, the earliest my hubby came home from work was 7 pm.  Needless to say, the house was a wreck.  On top of all that, I was changing hosting due to many issues with Bluehost (which I will blog about later!).

Hell froze over because well, the hubby actually got it into his head that we needed to clean the house.  Not only that, he helped.  We went from room to room and actually cleaned the majority of the house.  He actually got on his hands and knees and cleaned the tub.  He used an old toothbrush to clean the jets on the whirlpool.  That’s what a good job he did.  We rearranged the living room again too!  After the kids went to bed last night, he also went grocery shopping and managed to spend less than $200 too!  (However, some of his choices were not so good so I’ll be going back, but I am not complaining.)

It feels good to have a semiproductive weekend.  This afternoon we will be going to one of his friend’s house for a little party, and I am not sure what we have in store for tomorrow.

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