Gardens Save Money

The photo on the left is a photo of our family's vegetable garden. Every spring our family plants a garden so that we can save money and get quality organic vegetables. We usually have enough veggies to eat fresh, can or freeze, and share some with others.

Received Glidden Paint

Just wanted to let you know that I received a quart of Glidden paint just as they promised. It took less than 3 weeks from when I requested it to the time it arrived at my door by Fed Ex. The delivery lady told me that she had been delivering lots of paint and wanted to know who was giving away paint.

Wallpaper Removal

For quite sometime now I have been dreading removing some ugly wallpaper. I had heard how difficult it was to remove old wallpaper. Finally I took the plunge and started the dreaded project. I read that fabric softener and water would take off the wallpaper. Believe it or not, I bought 2 large bottles of fabric softener to do my one wall project. The recipe called for 1/3 cup of fabric softener and 2/3 cup of very hot water. Would you believe that I only had to make the mixture 2 times? I have enough fabric softener left to do many loads of clothes. All I had to do was wet a sponge with the softener/water mixture, wipe an area of the bottom layer of the wallpaper, and then use a paint scraper to easily remove the paper. Before I used the softener/water mixture my daughter and I removed the top layer by just peeling it off.

Free Glidden Paint

I have just discovered that Glidden is giving away one quart cans of paint. I learned about this on the Home Depot website. You can go to the Glidden website to request your free can of paint: www.glidden.com. Hurry I believe you must request it by July 2, 2009.

HURRY-Free Kentucky Grilled Chicken Meal

Get a Free 2 piece grilled chicken KFC meal - from the OPRAH Show - thru 9:59 CDT 05/06/09

Coupon available for printing from 9am CDT 5/5/09 to 9:59pm CDT 5/6/09. Coupon is redeemable at participating KFC® locations in the U.S. from 5/5/09 to 5/19/09, excluding 5/10/09.

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Free Full-size Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaning Gel

Here's another freebie that you might want to get:


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Getting Rid of Ants Naturally

The weather is warming up here now. In the past few days I have noticed large ants in my home. It happens every spring for a short period of time. Because I hate chemicals I searched for natural ways to rid my home of ants. The following is what I have found to work for others:
1. Vinegar--Make a mixture of 50% white vinegar and 50% water. Wipe down your countertops , cupboards, and other surfaces with this mixture several times a day. Ants hate the smell of vinegar so this should keep them away.
2. Chalk/Baby Powder--Draw a line of chalk or sprinkle baby powder across the area where the ants are entering your home. The talcum powder in both of these products is a natural ant repellent. If you decide to use these you should know that talcum has been linked to cancer in some studies.
3. Borax--Mix equal parts of Borax and either syrup or jelly and place mixture in area that ants can find it. When the ants eat this they will die.
4. Coffee grinds--Sprinkle used coffee grinds in the garden and around the outside of your house. Ants are repelled by the scent.
5. Cucumber/Citrus Peels-- Leave the peelings in areas of known ant activity. The peelings are toxic to the type of fungi that ants feed on, and therefore avoided by the ants.