List And Plan Errands To Save Gas
Since I have no children at home, I look for the time of the day that the traffic is lighter and the stores emptier. Helps with gas consumption and time.
Travel: Notre Dame Cathedral
Would love info on where you chose to stay during your trip since I am planning a trip there in the future. Thanks.
Shopping for Comfortable Clothes for Female Nursing Home Patient?
My Mom was in the same situation and had never worn pants but talked her into wearing sweat suits. Fairly inexpensive at places like Wal-mart. Just tell her it is for a short time period and that when she is well, no more pants. Also in rehab and nursing units...
Easing Leg Cramps
A little potassium may be needed at the end of the day. Eat a banana. Have found that this keeps my restless legs and cramping down.
Finding a Missing Relative?
Try genforum, a genealogy site that helps in finding family members, alive and not. You can google search by typing genforum and your last name. Also can be searched by state and sometimes county. Hope you find who you are looking for.
Refrigerator Pickles
This sounds wonderful and I am going to make them. Just want to know how long they will keep in the refrigerator.
Garden: Hollyhocks in the Summer
You brought back some sweet memories of my Memie Steeds back yard from my childhood days. Made a palette and watched for hours as the hummingbirds visited the hollyhocks (at that age, I thought they were hollyhawks).
Canning Fried Squash?
I gave you a thumbs up because you made me smile. I asked that question once also. Live and learn. No, but you can bread your squash after slicing, layer it on a cookie sheet and freeze. Then place in a freezer bag, getting all the air out you can. You can...
Last of the Farms (Chicago, IL)
It makes me sad to see farm land go so fast. I am a farmers daughter and our land here in AR is dying out to homes and industry. Some beautiful farm land was just sold in our county for an airport (imagine, on the flood lines of the AR Riv.) and now the land...
Template for Making Wanted Dead or Alive Posters?
Try e-how. Type in making wanted poster and they will give you the steps to take to make one.
Planning a Trip to Branson Missouri?
Try the Shephard of the Hills play, the Titanic Museum, Silver Dollar City (this can take a full day and maybe even the night for a show), the shopping (three outlet malls), Dixie Stampede, the IMAX (great for the hot part of the day). So much to see and never...
Garter Snakes
Think the garter snakes are wonderful. Kept a black snake in my garden for years. BUT that little brown snake worries me. I found a little brown snake a while back and it was a copperhead, poisonous! You might want to stay on watch for it. Remember they breed...
Sunless Tanning Lotion Stained Hair?
My grandmother always used blueing on her hair and it made it the most dazzling white.
Is Medicare Part B Worth the Cost?
My Dad came down with bacterial pneumonia not long after retiring. Wisely for him, he had taken the part B. The first bill was for $90,000.00 and they just kept pouring in from there. A long hospital stay or critical care stay can take your whole life savings...
Handmade High School Graduation Gift Ideas for Granddaughter?
I love the idea of the recipe book with family recipes and the idea of the photo album but also maybe, with one or the other, you could give her the genealogy of her family. So much is lost that we wish we had listened to, wrote down and kept. Maybe some stories...
Take Recipe to Potlucks
Great idea. I am allergic to mushrooms, even though I love them. A lot of casserole recipes use cream of mushroom soup and I am always asking if the dishes have it in them, having to ask who cooked them and having to find that person to see if I can eat it...
Fixing a Perm That Lost Its Curl?
No water or much of anything else for forty eight hours after a perm and absolutely no creme rinses. Creme rinses shorten the life of a perm drastically.
Keeping Track of Passwords?
I wrote myself a draft of an e-mail letter and each password is added to it but the e-mail is never sent. It is always an unfinished draft so that I can add more passwords.
Mature Hair Styles for Long Hair?
Try the videos that are on you-tube. I also have long hair and have found some good ideas there.
Locating Someone on the Internet?
You might even consider going to the Gen-Forum site, commonly used for genealogy research, but is also used to find family members. Go there and then fill in your last name. Leave your info with dates and locations, as close as you can get. Add any known family...
Frosted Sandwiched Pretzel Rounds?
drmeidl, you should place your picture in the Thriftyfun contest. I love the idea of using cookies like Nutty Buddies for Santas. Pretty presentation.
Blood Stains on Clothing?
Always start with cold water and use it first without soap to rinse as much blood out as you can. Then use your soap, dishwashing liquid or laundry detergent. Sometimes a little Crest toothpaste can help or cream rinse free shampoo.
Thanksgiving Turkeys
Shame on you all for condemning this. You have your right to be vegan/vegetarian and she and a lot of other people have the right to eat meat. Its a shame you are not as compassionate to humans as you are to animals.
"Let Freedom Ring with the Bells of Christmas" Parade Float Ideas?
Know any handbell groups that would chime in?
Treating an Allergic Reaction to Antibiotics?
While you have hives, I would eliminate the vinegar since it is fermented (contains mold) and that may be at the base of your allergy to the meds, mold. Have you returned to your doctor? Having the hives is dangerous, even life threatening. You also need to...
Decorated Storage Boxes
Would love to know more about the pretty pink pillow inside the box. Did you make it also and how did you do it? Remember my Grandmother having one of those years ago and would love to make one. You certainly are talented.
Financial Assistance for Prescription Strength Vitamins?
Sometimes you are low on vitamin C which is needed for good gums, also A and E. Some cough drops have vitamin C in them are are less expensive than bottled vitamins.
Getting Rid of Moths in Closet?
Before replacing clothing, you may need to place them in the clothes dryer on the hottest temperature they can tolerate or brush the clothing down with clothes brush both inside and out. Heat from a couple of cycles in the dryer, especially for sturdier items...
Planning a Fall Foliage Trip in the South Central States?
Try going through Western Arkansas during the craft festivals throughout the Northwestern corner (Rogers, Springdale, Bentonville, Fayetteville). This is either the first or second week/weekend in October. War Eagle, Applegate, and the Holiday Inn shows are...
Removing Incontinence Odor?
Boiling a small amount of vinegar will be a quick fix for the odor after a change. Also, keep a small spray bottle of Listerine to spray plastic cover of bed and air mattress, etc. Can spray directly on patient and helps keep down bed sores and odor. Have had...
Zipper Flower Purse
Cannot wait to try doing this for myself. Thank you for such a creative idea. This just may be my Christmas presents to my friends, the Rowdy Girls.
What is a 10/10/10 birthday called?
How about a top ten list like the ones on David Lettermans show. You know: No. 1. You dont look a day over 9 and one half, etc.
Other Uses for Mouthwash?
We are also using it in a spray bottle. We spray my bedfast mothers back with it. Have only had one small bed sore while using it to keep down the bacteria that causes the skin to break down. Also good for wound healing but remember to blow on the wound as...
Reuse Zipper Pouches
I use the ones that sheet sets sometimes come in to pack all my lingerie in for travel. That way you reach in and unpack one specific item or just leave it in the bag until you need it.
Make Your Mattress Last Longer
Also can add more bed slats for better support of the sleeper and the mattress and springs.
Remedy for Hysterectomy Induced Sweats and Weight Gain?
Had a friend that made it through this period by using yam cream. Stay away from caffeine. Drink plenty of water. Stay as stress free as possible. Yoga may help. Also cooling showers are wonderful.
Congratulations Paul and Harlean (50th Wedding...
Congrats on the Big One. Iam an Arkie and In my ancestors there is a Greathouse grandmother. Are we related?
Dealing With Loneliness After the Death of a Parent?
My sympathy for your loss. I took care of my Father and Mother for three years before his death and the last eight years have cared for my Mother. I know how you feel. Every minute is filled with care giving. We are blessed though with this opportunity. I find...
Listerine For Many Uses
My Mother has been bedfast for almost 5 years. We use it to help eliminate and heal bed sores and delute it in her bath water to disinfect and give her a fresh smell. She loves it.
Reuse Cookie and Cracker Package Trays
Also great to save for your own homemade cookies. Can place cookies in them, cover with plastic wrap and then wrap in pretty cellophane paper with ribbon to tie up and have a nice gift.
Homemade Heat Pack Gets Wet?
Try dehydrating the beans and rice first. Not sure it will work but never hurts to try.
Small Gifts to Slip into Greeting Cards
I love a beautiful bookmark and maybe a gift card for that book.
Growing Coleus
Use the pinched back portion of the coleus to make new plants. Coleus are easily rooted.
Using the Library
Our library provides the use of HeritageQuest. You can enter your library number and do genealogy work at home. Yours might do the same. Summertime is a good time to get your children/grandchildren interested in finding out about family roots and it is an inside...
