Becky Deck
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What Do You Use to Keep Snakes Away
Asked by E.H. from Killeen
on June 13, 2010
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Hi,
I will be moving into a home with a beautiful deck but the backyard is facing a field. I do not care to walk and sit out back and be visited by a snake. What do y...
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- if you can make sure the grass is short. taller grass attracts mice which attracts snakes. moth balls also help rid your yard of snakes.
- We use moth balls all the time for snakes. This will keep them away. There's also Snake Away.
- I've heard about the mothball trick also. An exterminator had told my parents to do that. Just spread them around the house as a barrier. I wouldn't want my cat or dog...
Baby Proofing Suggestions
Asked by R.M. from Harrisburg
on August 6, 2009
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My daughter is 5 months old and has started rolling all over the floor, so I figure it's time we started baby proofing our house. Does anyone have any suggestions of w...
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- I got down on the floor at baby level and looked around. then any thing I saw that was a danger I baby proofed it. I kinda just worked my way up from there(rolling-cra...
- Hi R. Congrats on baby rolling! Now the fun begins. I really only used the outlet covers and gates for the stairs. I bought door covers, which they figured out. The...
- Definitely socket plugs & secure all furniture to the wall! My sister's first child died when he tried to crawl up a four drawer dresser & it fell over on him.
I Need Help Finding a Good Realtor to Sell My Townhouse in This Crazy Market
Asked by J.H. from Minneapolis
on January 15, 2008
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I want to put my townhouse on the market very soon and am looking for a realtor that is good at selling townhouses with the market being so bad. I live near Maplewood ...
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- I would recommend the Snyder Team. They are based in Woodbury, and helped us a couple of years ago. One agent handled the selling of our twin home, and another agent ...
- I worked with Marti Estey with RE/MAX Results when I sold my townhouse this past fall. She is absolutely amazing! If you would like her contact information let me know!!
- Hi J.-I highly recomend the Schatz Group based out of Hopkins. They helped us purchase our home and they were absolutely fabulous. We were kind of high maintenance d...
Training/shock Collars for Dogs - Any Success Stories or Is It Just Cruel?
Asked by H.1. from Des Moines
on October 13, 2011
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Has anyone ever used a shock collar or training collar of some sort to curb negative behaviors in their dog? Any recommendations or success stories? Or is this just cr...
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- Shock collars can make things much worse and lead to more reactivity. What happens when I do this, I get a pain in my neck- leads to if that dog comes any closer my ne...
- I don't know that I'd use a shock collar but we're using a choke collar on our dog now in conjunction with training and it's making a huge difference. Within two train...
- I don't recommend a shock collar. My ex-husband had a Boxer and he put up one of those invisible fences. Well it shocked him if he crossed the invisible line. Well, th...
Toy Mess!
Asked by T.M. from Bloomington
on June 16, 2008
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i was just getting frustrated about our playroom that has a train set, astronaut guys and peek a blocks and puzzle pieces and wheels all mixed together on the floor et...
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- My ds will be 4 next month. Dp and I do most of the toy cleanup around here, and ds helps a lot of the time. (I do have to admit that ds doesn't seem to get as many to...
- T., I am frustrated too. Every night I scour our TV room to put the toys where they belong. It's futile. I just have to do it if I want to feel some calm. When ...
- I have a 3 year old and a 4 year old boys. If they do not help clean up when requested, they go to time out. I don't make them clean up the whole thing. I help out a l...
What's the Nicest Thing Anyone Has Done for You?
Asked by K.G. from St. Louis
on July 8, 2010
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I feel like I'm stuck in a rut as far as showing my appreciation goes. I would like to hear from you about the nicest thing that anyone has ever done for you. If it's ...
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- The nicest thing anyone's done for me is to be my friend, genuinely, unconditionally, and without reservation. Most of my thoughts are from my own personal diagnosi...
- Recently I was talking to a friend about a particularly tough time that I had with a certain number of "friends" and how they had excluded my son from their sons' birt...
- Wow! I have a bunch of examples. Here are two. I had just bought my first home (I was single) and I was going on a planned vacation with my BFF for a week. My bo...
HELP!! Weight Loss and Exercise !
Asked by B.W. from Canton
on February 25, 2009
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Ok ladies...
Im 32 (almost 33) I work out with hubby every other day with weights. We have a treadmill and too (when i get on it)
I weighed 213 and now am down to 1...
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- I just wanted to share with you my recent dieting experience! I just had my third baby and really wanted to get the weight off...so along with going to the gym, I hav...
- B. go to www.loseweightgetwell.com Average price per meal is less than TWO bucks. You will feel great and gain tons of energy !! You get a personal coach and they are ...
- First the upset stomach sounds like I use to before loosing weight. My suggestion first is to get your sugar tested.I found out not eating after 6 in evening helped me...
