POLL: What area of your house were you afraid of as a kid?
Mitchell Parker
5 years ago
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Under the bed
Inside the closet
Down in the basement
Up in the attic
Out in the garage
Other (tell us in the comments)
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Comments (19)Kathleen, your home has a lot of potential. I agree with some of the suggestions that were given and if that is aluminum siding from the 1970's, it can be painted. The home we bought in 1978 had aluminum siding on it. Vinyl siding had not come around. We thought that it could not be painted too..but somebody bought a foreclosure home 2 doors from us, had a professional painter powerwash the outside to get all the dirt, grime and chalky oxidation off. Sprayed a primer on and next exterior paint. It looked like a different home, so then we had the same thing done. It came out beautifully. We sold that home 5 1/2 yrs. ago and it still looks good and had we stayed there(lived there 27 yrs.)we would have gone the vinyl siding route. I'm sure the current owners will do the same one of these years. What does the back of the home look like? It takes money and time and if your husband is handy around the house, it sure saves money. If you contract to have a professional do work, get at least 3 estimates and by all means, check the contractors out with a licensing agent. Word of mouth and satified customers are the best reference a contractor can get. Ask for references and check them out. Contact the references or write and ask if you could come by and see the work that the contractor has done for them. Most people may be hesitate at first but if you explain your reason, when you get there, you'd be surprized how easy the conversation will flow. If a customer isn't satisfied, it will show up in conversation. I had people to allow me to make copies of their blueprints of their screenen in porch when we were building ours. Don't rush, Rome wasn't built in a day! Flowers and paint are cheap and makes the biggest difference in exterior appearances. If that was my house, I'd definately put up a railing on that one side for safety reasons and even going down the stairs. You don't want anybody to fall and in today's world, people sue at the drop of the hat anymore. Pick the least costly things to replace first, then tackle the more pricy projects when you can swing it financial. Sometimes an older home can break you but that looks like it has good bones and is built well, just looking at it from the photo. Do you have a good size yard in the back? Did I understand you to say it is a lakeside community or near a lake? I like your idea of color desires. How long have you lived there? Does it have a basement?...See MoreWere you a veggie hater as a kid, or if you still are?
Comments (41)Thanks everyone. I know it's not going to be easy. Sherry, I have given up on my husband but I still have hope for little man. He's only 8 and I am sure he has plenty of time to come around. Jess, they certain should. We can only wish! LOL Plllog, I did look into hydroponics but the closest thing we can do for now is using the Aero Garden. Can't do the real hydroponics due to space problems. The only "icky" food, I believe, that bothers little man is over ripe strawberries. Said they made his throat funny. I always give him very firm strawberries. Most vegetables are not icky but more so yucky to him. He got that from his dad and his half brother. Asked him why he didn't like mushrooms he said they're gross. The exact words from his half brother. He's proud to NOT eat anything green but frozen peas because that's how his dad is. So I know, he's just copying them. I will try to be patient for now. Still serve a few pieces of veggies on his plate. Ask him to take one bite and never forceful or anything in that nature. Rita, that's a great strategy if he will fall for it! The last time he saw me preparing some vegetables and asked whose dish it was. I said "Nope, this is not for you. You don't get any of this!" He said "YAY!" LOL Bean, I don't consider myself forceful. I do have a one bite rule at our dinner table. He is asked to take at least one bite. If he doesn't like it he can just leave it after one bite. I am frustrated because his desire for vegetables gets less and less every day. Now he has carrot on his will-eat list. I am afraid it will, too, come off the list. But again. This is not the end of the world. My husband hates veggies all his life and after 50 something years he's still strong and kicking :-). I just have to keep hoping. Al...See MoreWhat were you like in school and are your kids like you or...
Comments (16)In school, I was quiet, never caused anyone any trouble and made good grades, altho I didn't particularly like school or study. My best friend...who I met over the summer before she started school in our little town...and we met because we both had horses, ended up being the most popular girl in school. She was well liked by everyone, had very nice parents and money...had 9 horses...and always a crowd of people at their place. Due to being friends with her, I was included in a lot more and dated a lot. We double dated all the time. My daughter was a lot like me, in that she was also quiet, no problems, and she made better grades than me... A+ in every class she took. The teachers loved her and she loved school. She didn't date but had a lot of friends...all the really nerdy geeky ones In high school she also dressed weird...and would go to thrift shops and buy the most hideous old clothes you can imagine. She went with the school to New York City one time, and wore an old black lace prom grown that was so old, it was turning purple, that she bought for a quarter at the Salvation Army, and a pair of combat boots to a Broadway play. She wore old polyeaster "old lady style" pants suits...1970's, and she would buy old 1960's hostess gowns to wear when they went out to plays, etc. I never said anything to her about the way she dressed, because she wasn't like a lot of kids today and showing body parts. I worried about when she went to college, but was surprised that when she started college, she went to jeans and same type of things that most of the other kids were wearing. She graduated with highest honors, so being weird for awhile never hurt her....See MorePOLL: Would you move from a house you like because you're bored?
Comments (66)OK. I admit it. I am a secret wannabe moveaholic. I am an Air Force brat who moved every two years while growing up and came to love it. I crave change just for the sake of it. New views, fresh perspectives, wide-open opportunities. Alas. I am married to (and in love with) a content-where-he-hangs-his-hat man. So... I paint rooms, make drapes, work on many projects at once, refinish furniture, create oil paintings. But, I do not feel totally satisfied with where we live. I want to move. The house we are living in is 10 feet away from our neighbor's house---we live in a historic district in a small, Southern city. I CRAVE a view and a lot more privacy. So, yes, cricket0828, I think it is fine to move if you are bored, if you can afford the move and your DH is in agreement. paint chips, you came very close to how I feel when you said, "Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that sometimes you just have to let life pull you along for a ride."...See Moremteresam
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