Losing Stuff

There are only so many places in our homes where things can hide. Still, it’s interesting to see some of the locations where things turn up isn’t it? Once when I was putting away groceries, I put a can of soup in the fridge and my can of soda in the pantry. I couldn’t imagine what I had done with my soda. Later, I quizzically pulled the soup from the fridge, thinking, “How did that get in there?” When I went to the pantry for more items to make dinner, I found my soda. Sometimes, we don’t find stuff that … Continue reading

Do You Keep Losing The Keys To Your Kingdom? (Or At Least To Your House?)

If you are anything like me, your keys must drive you nuts. Every time I enter my house, I vow to put them in the same place all the time. No matter how hard I try, they seem to have a mind of their own, which tells them to play hide and seek with me on most days of the week! Not only that, they seem to reproduce at night, keeping me always on the prowl for their mating grounds the next morning. I have tried hooks, counters, special dishes, duplicate sets of keys and absolutely nothing works. Duplicate sets … Continue reading

House Keys

Do your kids have keys to your home? It’s a big responsibility, one many parents don’t want to start too early. So, what do you do if your kids get home before you do sometime and they can’t get in? It’s not a very good idea to stash a key under the mat, on top of the door frame, or in a nearby planter, because those are the first places a housebreaker will look. I’ve heard of people hiding keys in a dog house, knowing that intruders wouldn’t be able to get past the dog to get the key. I’ve … Continue reading