Dear Home Ec 101:
I don’t use softeners or softener sheets and every piece of clothing we own is being ruined by these grease stains. I have no idea what it is but I can only assume its from the dryer. And I know, with kids, stains are highly likely but even their brand spanking new [...]

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Ivy says:
Who would have imagined that I would be so knowledgeable about killing things?  We had a couple of commenters wondering how to get rid of various pests, and your Auntie Ivy is at your service.
First, commenter Denise wanted to know how to get rid of fire ants. I had a terrible problem with fire [...]

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Dear Home-Ec 101,
What is the most effective, economical and safe way to get rid of roaches??
Signed,
Mrs. Wasp*
Ivy says:
In the many houses I have lived in, I have only had trouble with roaches twice, luckily. In one house, the roaches moved in my apartment when my neighbor moved out, and when I got a new neighbor, [...]

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Dear Home-Ec 101,
My boyfriend has recently gotten bug bites, mostly on his right arm but other places as well (legs, etc.). They are small, red, and itchy. Smaller than mosquito bites. I haven’t gotten any. He thinks they happen more on a particular couch, but it’s hard to pinpoint (the bed [...]

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Heather says:
Well color me embarassed.  In order to expand our exposure Ivy and I had installed a Blogrush widget in our sidebar.  Little did we know that it would redirect all Internet Explorer readers to a search page.
Sorry about that, it has been removed.
If you have Blogrush on your site you may want to test [...]

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