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Home Safety: Halloween and Harvest

This time of year is exciting, especially for little ones. Halloween is well on the way, soon to be followed by the major holidays of the year. Yay! This is a great time for family fun but don’t forget safety (check out Trick or Treat Home Safety Tips). It’s never too early to start instructing kids on safety for various celebrations. There are many things to keep in mind when it comes to safe celebrating. For Halloween, first, make sure your decorating is not dangerous. Halloween decorating has become almost as big as decorating for major holidays, such as Christmas. … Continue reading →

Don’t Fall–Tips to Avoid a Medical Claim Because of A Ladder!

: I am constantly telling my family I don’t have the time to visit the Emergency Room, and there is no time of the year I mean this more then the holiday season. Really, the last thing any of us want to be doing during this time of the year is sitting and waiting to be seen at the hospital for an avoidable accident. Your health care insurance would rather not pay a claim for a preventable injury it just makes a lot of extra paperwork, stress and costs for everyone involved. An estimated 164,000 people end up in the … Continue reading →

More Tips For Winterizing Your Home—Pipes and Gutters

So you’ve completed the winterization process on your home’s windows and doors, now it’s time to concentrate on the plumbing and roof. I don’t know where you live, but here in the Upper Midwest meteorologists are warning of an Artic blast that’s making its way down from Canada. They say by the end of the week our daytime highs won’t get out of the mid 20’s. For residents around here now’s the time to wrap the outside hose bibs. Resist the newspaper-and-duct-tape method (once water seeps through the newspaper your covering will be rendered useless, and that’s not saying anything … Continue reading →

How To Have a Claim Free Holiday Season

I just love the holiday season, I love cooking, baking, making gifts, entertaining and everything about being stressed-out with the joy of giving my family and friends the best I have to share. It’s the time of the year I enjoy giving others something they wouldn’t ordinarily give to themselves. We always have a huge party and invite everyone, It’s my turn to show off and give them the taste of my cooking. We all (hopefully) invest in a Homeowner or Renters insurance policy for a reason. The fact is that every year the holidays bring multiple opportunities for families … Continue reading →

Poinsettias Already?

I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised. After all, Halloween is over. But, I must admit I was a bit stunned when I entered a hardware store today and saw a line of LIVE poinsettias in the greenhouse area. Poinsettias so soon? How would they survive past Thanksgiving? Moreover, could there be people out there who were actually decorating their homes for the holidays when the Halloween candy was still fresh? I came home, did some research and found that poinsettias are hearty plants, which can survive for long periods of time under the right conditions. For example, poinsettias thrive in … Continue reading →

Home: Week in Review, October 16-22

This week we had some themes and a little bit of everything else. Michele gave us a great winterizing article with ten ways to lower your gas bill. I offered five more tips for winterizing your home. I guess you can never get started too early. Marjorie gave us even more terrific ideas for entertaining guests, including articles on everything from the party bathroom to giving buffet parties on a budget. She knows how to throw a party! We also talked about safety, and Michele gave great advice on how not to become a statistic when decorating for the holidays. … Continue reading →