Would You Use GPS Tracking on Your Kids?

My brother-in-law likes to joke that when his kids are older, he'll install drug detectors in all the toilets in the house ... to me to be so untrusting of your own kids. I like to think I would know if my kids were using drugs, and plan on making ... and manages to make it home from the zoo without losing any. To my mind, leashes of any kind [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 19:38:00

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Thoughts from a Passing Irate Co-Worker.

My co-worker’s e:mail to me was so emphatic and on-point I had to post it ... ?  What, was George Bush personally coming over to their houses and flushing the toilet ... president got elected. Did that suddenly change the whole composition of the country?  Did Obama’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 15:31:29

Things that I like in 2009

So the stock market is in the toilet, I have a mortgage on a house that is now only worth two packets of Marlboro Lights and the government is going ... in the stores, its time to go hunting for deadstock trainers and Japan-only designs online. Now if eBay would [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:00:46

We made it!

It took 24 hours, a scary pit stop in West Virginia and a lot of really cold rest-area toilet seats, but the ict2dc crew is safe at Amy’s uncle’s house in D.C. Things we learned on the road: -  15-passenger vans don’t always handle well on narrow, windy, snow-covered roads in the Appalachians [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 04:08:32

For Sale: As Is

I work outside the home four days a week which means that the normal three-ring circus in a house with two kids must have a finale before 8: ... that the toilets pass health codes, the tub mold is manageable and the silverware sits in its proper drawer twice a month. Usually, within 10 minutes of us returning home on a cleaning day there is [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 13:00:14

Home made toilet cleaner

It's Tip Time again.I used to use a whole stack of 'eco-friendly' cleaners around the house, ... !So I took a friend's advice, and switched to cleaning my toilet with Bicarb Soda and White Vinegar.It ... chemicals. But that's what you want, isn't it?And - if you really want a nice smell, open the window! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 03:15:00

"100 ways to hide your stash"

IKEA catalogue * 1 Lundby dolls house light, 2 Tomy dolls house planter boxes, 1 Tomy dolls house towel. (eBay) * 1 Madison magazine (subscription) * 1 dolls house bearskin rug (which cracks me up), 1 picture, 1 bath and 1 toilet. (eBay) * 1 hand ... of a modern bungalow! It's produced by British firm Mettoy and measures 25cm tall, 22cm deep [more...]

Date: 2008-09-20 04:30:38

Life in On-Post Housing

Fort Stewart is a beautiful post and has tons to offer military families. It was fun upon my arrival to just take in the street names alone ... and closet. I had been smart enough to make sure the water ran, was clean and got hot; that the toilet worked, that the sink disposal worked accordingly. I looked for mold. I checked the cabinets [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 18:20:00

Surviving week 1

We have survived our first week in the house. It was an amazing week. yes, very busy with moving (which is always chaotic) ... be a difficult transition from living a life with everything modern to a life without, was in fact easier than ... . I didn’t like dealing with filling the toilet tank. I struggled to remember to keep the home fires [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 21:14:07

Professional Grout Cleaners

by Rick Amorey Is the grout in your kitchen getting a bit too much for you? Do you find kneeling beside a toilet to scrub grout offensife? ... on your own and visit Grout Cleaning today! Related posts:Kitchen Renovation: Getting New Appliances ... To Improve Your Finished Basement Design The basement is a part of your house that can...How To Install [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:49:03

Even More Cold Weather Crappity Crap

Here I am worrying about the pipes freezing at the "Crack House" during ultra cold weather ... ? What, you don't remember?I walked down to the basement where most of the floor was covered ... shut off valve to the toilet but that repair will take 5 minutes. It is so nice not to be phased [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 04:59:00

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