The name of this HGTV really should have a question mark after it. After seeing the promos for this show, it seemed like the crew was laughing at him. After watching a few episodes, I can definitely see why. It doesn’t seem like they are trying to teach the homeowners, they are trying to teach Carter how to do home improvement. He always seems surprised when something turns out.

Maybe all of this would be OK if Carter Oosterhouse was a good host, but his voiceovers are terrible. His personality consists of three phrases “My Man” “My Dear” & “That rocks”. It’s a good thing he’s pretty to look at.

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I’ve been seeing a lot of poinsettias on Christmas trees lately. I visited several large well known stores which I won’t mention here because their prices were awful. For one fake poinsettia stem it was anywhere from $4-$8.

I finally went to the dollar store & found some lovely velvet poinsettias that came out to 6 flowers for $1. I guess poinsettias are a flower. I was amazed at what a difference it made to the tree. These poinsettias are a great way to fill in gaps & add dimension & texture to a tree, besides the fact that they are just plain pretty.

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We’ve had the same vacuum for about 15 years. It’s heavy. In a way this works to my advantage because I can say that I’m not strong enough to do housework. I was originally going to post a picture of the new pink vacuum we bought today but I’m not hearting it anymore.

Yes, in 2007 we finally got a bagless vacuum. It was so freeing. Then I realized that the would have to be replaced & they are probably more expensive & harder to find than the original vacuum bags. Le sigh.