Found this on the net. Monster Spray This spray works equally well on monsters and bad dreams. We spray it as part of the nightly bedtime ritual, while DD chants, "Monsters, Monsters, stay away." The lavender scent is calming and everyone knows that monsters and bad dreams hate that smell. This spray saved us from lots of tears and terror at bedtime and in the middle of the night. 1 bottle 6-8 ounces water 3-4 drops lavender oil Let child pick out a "magical" spray bottle. Fill bottle with water. Add essential oil. Shake well. Spray in corners, under beds, in closets, etc. Child may chant "monsters, monsters, stay away" or any other powerful words. Shake before each use to make the magic strong. Here is the poem that I use for the angel cream. ANGEL CREAM It's time to rest your sleepy head, Kick off your slippers and climb into bed. Dab on your wrist some angel cream, So Angels will watch over you as you dream.

Followed this post with interest since I have wanted one of these scanners ever since I found out about them. On Jan 2, I purchased the one from HSN that scans both JPEG and PDF, after some research that model is only available at HSN. Anyway, I am pretty pleased with it. I scanned loose paper, page out of a book, a pattern (I sew), a page out of a magazine, and a photo. The scans to PDF are better than my old flat bed and much quicker. I have only done a couple of pictures and was not that happy with it, but my main focus was to scan my files and get rid of paper clutter. I think it will be perfect for that. There is a slight learning curve, for example start at the top not bottom of your page or the scan will be upside down. With a bit of practice, I was able to drag it at the proper speed and without movement to get a perfect scan. You can still read it but it has "waves" in it if you hesitate or wiggle the wand. Super easy to transfer to computer. No software involved. Just hook up with USB and it acts as a flash drive, review what you scanned, cut and paste to where you want it on your hard drive. Now if the product doesn't break down, I will be happy with my purchase. Hope this helps you if you are thinking about getting one of these scanners. Murphy

I have a mac and I have punch home design studio and it works pretty well. I would have the entry area at least partly walled off. It will give you a second wall to pile shoes against :). I would avoid that sharp turn in the hall in the master suite, it would be a pain for moving in large furniture. I would also make some scale cut outs of furniture and lay them out to make sure you can arrange furniture in a functional way, especially in the living room. The kids (?) closets look to be too small for walk in closets. I would try to get rid of hallways as much as possible, they are wasted space. Here is a link that might be useful: Punch Home Design

Thank you for posting this. We have an Army Ranger in Afganistan that will be spending Christmas away from friends and family this year. For all of his sacrifices we never hear a word of complaint from him. Whether we support the war or not, please support the troops who are stationed away from their families. They need to know we care about them. Mona