You know that rubber seal that goes around your refrigerator? How do you clean it? For years I would try and fit the corner of a cleaning rag in there. I never got it clean. Recently I learned a trick to getting those spaces in the rubber seal clean. Use a q-tip. Yep. Stick the q-tip into your favorite cleanser and then pull the q-tip from one side of the space to the other. It’s inexpensive and it really works!

If you’re like many parents you put pictures and drawings that your children have created on the refrigerator. I don’t think it’s out of line to display anything you’re proud of. I hung some of my own college tests on there a few years back. I have a picture my 14 year old drew hanging there. I have several pictures that my younger son made. Heck, if my husband were into architecture or engineering I’d hang cad drawings up there if he gave them to me. How long will you or did you display things on the fridge?

A fun summer activity with the kids is backyard camping. That’s right camping, but in your backyard. It’s got lots of advantages over camping away from home.

• It’s close to home.
• It’s free.
• You know it’s safe.
• You don’t have to worry about forgetting things.
• You don’t have to wait in summer traffic.
• You don’t have to wonder where to go to the bathroom.
• You don’t have to pack all of your gear.
• You don’t have to lug gear for miles.

What other reasons do you know of that make backyard camping an ideal summer activity?

Years ago we bought special child proof door knobs so that my youngest child couldn’t get into certain rooms. The doorknobs were made of plastic with two rubber buttons you have to push to open the door. After doing that you turn the knob and it opens like a normal door. Just recently we took off all of the covers. All of the doors that the knobs were moved off of are now very sticky because the plastic caused a green substance to form. I guess it’s some sort of oxidation. I’m having a heck of a time getting it to come off. I’d put the covers back on except they broken when I removed them. Any suggestions? Has this ever happened to you?