kapleyLarned, KS

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    AUG
    28
    2010

    WOOHOO HAPPY SATURDAY TO ME!!! I just won a $200 Gift card to Sticks and Stones, it is a store that has alphabet photography! Check out the link below to see!! I am so Happy I love winning sweepstakes!! I also won 42 all natural femine products from a twitter giveaway the other day! Life is grand today!!!...

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    AUG
    18
    2010

    DIY Project Ahead

    We have a spare room that we use for a mix of things. Our house seemed bigger when we bought it, then once all our stuff was in, poof all the extra space disappeared! I am going to paint it soon and then add some cute shelves for the craft area, and hopefully find a cute new desk with...

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    Fun Facts & Interests

    My decorating style is...
    I love to be Modern but also I love Antique Style so I am a good mix
    What I do to relax...
    Playing games, watching feel good movies, reading my bible, and spending time with family
    My favorite room in my home is...
    Living/Dining Room! It feels nice and cozy
    The article of clothing that represents me best is...
    I would have to say a Cardigan or Hoodie! I love them both oh So Much :-S
    One of my secrets to saving money is...
    I am all about coupons, and searching to find the best deals! Plus I sign up for TONS of Freebies!
    Where I go for style tips...
    I check out style tips On here of course :-) All my friends on here really have great tips!
    An item I can't live without is...
    Hoodies, and good jeans
    Whom I consider a style icon...and why...
    ~Sandra Bullock~ She is very inspiring and is a timeless beauty I would say!
    The best bargain I ever got was...
    Anything I buy is a bargain but I am always trying to top the best bargain! So hard to say at the moment!

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    Comments for kapley

     

    dshoes wrote on Aug 29, 2010

     
    In response to kapley's comment from Aug 29, 2010:

    Thanks! You too.

    xratedkat wrote on Aug 28, 2010

     
    In response to kapley's comment from Aug 28, 2010:

    I have lived in my house since October of 1990. Before 1997, we had never had any flooding. Once when it rained what seemed like forever, we had water coming up through the cracks in the basement floor. At that
    time, there was a sump tank... but no pump in it. I went out and bought a sump pump then so if there was
    any time when there was water in the basement, we could pump it out.

    Unfortunately in 2007, we got a lot of rain and the ground was saturated, with nowhere for the water to go..
    It rose very quickly and ended up being at a higher level that where we had the pump situated to pump water
    out. If we had opened the window, it would have poured in faster than we could pump it out! We now have the hose for the sump pump coming out the side of the house.. higher than the basement window. Everything
    for the sump pump is permanently mounted and then we just attach a hose on the outside of the house to
    carry the water down to the ditch.

    As I said, during the flood of 2007... there was a lot of damage in SouthEastern, MN. There was millions
    of dollars in damage in Whitewater State Park, which is about 9 miles from us. There were roads that were
    washed completely out and I believe that 9 people died because of the flooding. A city called Rushford was
    almost totally destroyed because their dam burst due to all the rain. A small town had a lot of their homes
    destroyed... and since none had flood insurance (which isn't a requirement for this area since it isn't a flood
    zone) NONE of their damages were covered by insurance. There were 7 counties in SE MN that were
    declared disaster areas... Most everywhere, things are back to normal, but there is still damage that will
    take years to be repaired. In areas at the state park where there used to be trees on hillsides... it is empty
    of everything but rock...

    xratedkat wrote on Aug 28, 2010

     
    In response to kapley's comment from Aug 28, 2010:

    I swear that my hubby and his father each have cast iron stomachs! When I first started making salsa for my
    ex-husband in the early 90's I found a recipe, and followed it to the letter... unfortunately he complained that it tasted too much like vinegar... so I threw the whole thing away and told him to use store bought! He and I got divorced in 1997 and it was after that when I found the Ball Salsa Mix at Wal-Mart. My present husband eats a
    lot of salsa and chips, so this mix works out great. Each batch makes 7 pints, so I made 2 batches, with his
    help... otherwise he wouldn't get it. I said he has to help me seed the tomatoes. It takes a couple hours to blanch, peel and then seed them. I know the batch we made yesterday is SPICY... my eyes were starting to
    water from the jalapeno smell...I actually cut up the jalapenos on Thursday night... so I had less to do while we
    were getting it all together.

    I think I will delete a few of the pictures I have in my gallery so I can post some pictures I took of our
    backyards while it was still raining. There is a ditch that runs behind the houses and also along the north side
    of ours. I think you may find them very interesting. Our next door neighbors have a split level house, so they
    ended up having a couple inches of water on their floor. Luckily, their lower level isn't carpeted!! The guy is a
    total wuss!! He was complaining about the water 3 years ago until he found out how much we had in our basement. I think he was glad at that time that they don't have a basement. Once it stopped raining, my
    hubby and the neighbor took a sump pump into the back yards and pumped the water back into the ditch
    where it originally came from... just not into the same area of the ditch!

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