In a message dated 9/14/2006 7:02:33 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, murk@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: Gail, CARPETS!!!!!!!!!!! I finally got rid of the nasty things! PLUS, My last furniture shopping I switched to leather furniture, and will NEVER go back to upholstered. The leather is SO worth it............my stuff is 6 years old and still looks new, I would have already been sofa shopping again had I stuck to upholstered. Mo I agree. Rip out the carpets. Leather is a must. I am a pine-sol freak for the ceramic floors...just dump it in the water of the hoover scrubbie thing...orange is a favorite. On days like today (rainy), I also burn wax melters. I love candles, but end up repainting the ceilings too often from soot, yes, even when using expensive ones. Electric candle melters of the small wax disc you pit w/ a tea light under...house smells wonderful! If I have a litter (separate, 2 car attached garage), I also use an automatic spray system. Mango in the warm months, apple cinnamon in the cooler months. (No puppy smells!) Kathy member GSDCA, DVGSDC three generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions live here! visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ (http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================