There are many reasons for a family to move homes. Sometimes they want to upgrade their living space or be closer to a parent’s place of work. Sometimes they want to get into a certain school district or be closer to family and friends. And sometimes, especially considering today’s housing market, they have a burdensome mortgage on their current home and aren’t ready for a new home loan or refinance. Whatever the reason, however, there’s no doubt that a move can be a stressful and challenging time. It requires hours of packing, logistical planning, and negotiating. There are forms to fill out and moving companies to research. But even amongst all this commotions, it’s important that every parent take time to prepare their children for the move ahead. For a child, moving isn’t a hassle or an opportunity. Instead it is usually a scary and uncertain time during which all the comfort of home are pulled away from them. While most children will quickly get over their fears … [Read more...]
Guest Post – Do you have a mouse problem?
The Easy Sealing Mouse Trap: Why Snap When You Can Seal? Snap! If you have a mouse problem in your home and you’ve set an old-fashioned mouse trap that kills by means of a snapping bar, that’s a sound you’re probably familiar with. But when you go to investigate, do you cringe at the thought of the mess that aaits you? Or maybe it was just a false alarm and the trap activated by accident, catching nothing but thin air? Even worse, what if the sound is immediately followed by something terrible—the sound of a screaming child whose little fingers are caught in the trap’s painful grip? While this type of old-fashioned device is an easy mouse trap, easy doesn’t always mean effective or safe. Even if a snapping trap catches a mouse instead of air or fingers, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the mouse is dead. And even if the kill is successful, you’ve really only won half the battle. Killing a Mouse Doesn’t Always Stop It from Harming You and Your Family The … [Read more...]
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