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I need HELP! I'm afraid I've ruined my hardwood floor.
Comments (3)Hi, Did you resolve your problem? If not............... Treat this like a watermark on furniture. A few options: Goo Be Gone. If it is on the surface, this will loosen the stain. Start with a small area so you can see what is going on with the finish. You can also try a Magic Eraser. Be careful with this. Use it just on the faded area and again, watch the finish. Finally, check your local Walmart for Formby's furniture cleaner. If it will come off, this will take it off without harming the finish. If there was a finish on your hardwoods, it isn't likely that the stain went through to the wood. Good Luck....See MoreI'm back.... and we're moving!!
Comments (19)Yep David and dlynn, I'm looking forward to the cooler weather!! Since it's in the valley, the winters are generally pretty mild though this year was a record breaker for snow. The good thing about being retired and not having kids at home.... we can just watch the snow fall and not be worried about work, school etc!! In Louisiana today it will be 101... 102 tomorrow... and the humidity!!! We just got back from VA and while they thought it was hot it felt like spring to us!! Here's a picture of our new land and the homesite with DH Joe pretending to be a house. our back porch and deck will facing this view. Seems like we're out in the middle of nowhere, but we're a 5 minute drive from the center of town. We just got home from 5 days in VA where we brought up a load of "stuff" and put it in a storage pod. The estimate of 25K (!!!!) o move us to VA (not including our barn and outdoor things) got us so shocked that we decided to start combining our visits with bringing up a load of things in the horse trailer. We had the 3 horse section of the living quarters trailer full with things that we won't need even in a rental... extra garden tools, workshop things, outdoor decorations (birdfeeders/houses etc). It isn't a drop in the bucket, but it's a start! Grace...See MoreI've got a sick daughter,...I'm going to try to help her
Comments (18)She is quite sick, and it is important that she get the rest, hydration and meals she needs. How fortunate she is to have a loving mother to help out. Jeff's girlfriend sounds like a fine person as well. Family helps family when the need arises. I don't think pneumonia is contagious, but strep is, so if you handle things she has handled be sure to wash your hands. Can she sleep in her own room separate from others? I bet she will feel much better in a few days. If not, call the dr. How old is the baby?...See MoreO/T... I'm sorry, I've got to say it: DELETED.
Comments (103)I hope you won't shut up and knuckle under, Bart. Sounds like you came from an intolerant background. But you all do sound like an echo chamber. Guess it's nice to have common values. I think I value human rights too. Maybe re the bathroom issue human rights trump people's comfort zones, but I think forcing people on this issue is itself intolerant. People change gradually. IMO gradual change can be more lasting and more valid as it may come from the heart. Sometimes maybe there is not time to wait around for that. It's debatable. IMO Martin Luther King had it right as he didn't demonize anyone. He treated people like he wanted them to exist, to be around, to contain a different attitude and to relate to better to. Not to pound into oblivion, shame into like mindedness, trivialized, etc. IMO race relations and acceptance of gays got a lot better through the last half of the century and beyond. I think it came from the heart. From just living, discovering friends, finding that relationships were valuable, people who used to live more apart could work together. I know I took joy in it. The demonizing and force work against all that. The appropriation of identity politics issues. Some do it in a cynical way I believe....See More- 7 years agolast modified: 7 years ago
Lars - Growing up in a Jewish household, I was always envious of my Christian friends at Christmas. They all had these beautiful trees; full of colored lights and glittering ornaments. And of course, boxes and boxes of wrapped presents in all different happy designs and ribbons. We had a plug-in menorah and a coat closet with our wrapped presents - blue and white paper only - placed high enough that we couldn't reach them.
When I met Suzi, the first thing I made clear was that Jewish or not, we were going to always have a Christmas tree. (The irony was that despite being born Jewish, she had become Catholic 33 years before we met.)
So even though she's gone I'm going to carry on the tradition.
Here's mine...
7 years ago
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