Deck Maintenance

I have spent the last two days cleaning the green off my deck.  How gross.  I have it almost where I need it to stain it but I have to get the algae completely off.  I want my husband to check all the nails, screws, and the lag screws he and his dad used when they built it to make sure all is sound (should be since it is only a few years old but seeing how the deck is raised halfway up my house...better to be safe than sorry).

My mother-in-law says not to use stain because it gets slippery.  If not stain, then what?

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Good Lawn Mower Model?

I am looking for a good riding lawn mower for sale - used or new...just has to run well and not break the bank.  I see ads for bobcats for sale but not a lot of riding lawn mowers.  What is a good name and model? Right now, we pay somebody to cut our lawn and I think it'd save us money in the long run just to do it ourselves.  It's getting expensive - especially with gas prices going up so high.  The lawn prices keep going up.

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Summer Recreation

My six-year-old has decided she is moving in with a friend of mine.  Because this friend has a pool and hot tub.

Mom has been tossed aside for water fun. Does she not realize how much weight I gained to bring her into this world?

My kids have been asking for a pool for years.  I'm leaning more towards a relaxing hot tub and have been pricing hot tub covers for sale to see what all is involved for cleanliness and safety.  It'd also be nice just to have a pool to cool off in this summer too.  How to decide?

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Missing Rex

I've been trying to listen to Rex's memorial page and the sound isn't working for me.  I have a nice song as the background and can't figure out if it is my web page or my computer. I need to look into some nice speakers for my laptop. If I get a pair, my husband is going to want JBL Speakers for his music too and we're trying to save for a vacation so I'll wait.

Rex has been gone 3-1/2 years and he is still missed.  I found some old video of him the other day and my daughter and I were close to tears. It's amazing when you find that one special horse that just fits.  That makes it harder when you lose him.  He was such an amazing, silly, special gentle giant of a horse.

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