Annie

Our backyard slopes toward our house right now. And our home is lower than the road and ally. There is an ally entrance to our backyard. I'm concerned that a good, long rain storm will bring water down the ally and into my yard. What are some possible landscape solutions?

I have done it before, but it was a few years ago... and now I've completely forgotten the trick to it! Right now I'm crocheting a sleeve of a cardigan and would like to have more control over the seam so that it stays straight and doesn't go diagnal. I can't seem to keep the rows the same width. Whatever I try, I seem to increase or decrease without meaning to. Any help would be appreciated...

Currently, no federal income tax is withheld from my husband's paycheck. (We're a one paycheck family.) We are planning on buying our first home in the next little while. Everyone talks about the tax breaks. Will we get any tax break since all that is witheld on my husband's paycheck is Social Security and Medicare tax?

I think I just ran my lawn mower out of oil-- Just my luck, the only time I didn't check the oil before I used it! I was cutting grass and it just stopped on me. Is there anything that can be done to fix it? What cost am I looking at. It's a Craftsman 4.5 Horsepower, 22" sidedischarge.

I am a first time home buyer, so I'm completely new to real estate stuff. I want to get educated on it so that I can shop for a home with some knowledge.

I have a pair of birkenstocks that I like, but I want to try something else... that offers more style. I wear my sandals all summer and walk a lot, so I'm looking for something comforatable, stylish, and good for my feet... it would also be nice is they rather inexpensive too. Any ideas on other brands that you have tried and enjoyed?

I bought one of those step trash cans that touts having a metal liner handle and I have no idea how to use it or what makes it so special. It didn't come with directions.

My son is almost 3 and will soon be needing a booster seat, but I'd like to buy a seat that can double as a regular car seat as well as a booster seat so it can be versitile for the next sibling too. Any suggestions? I'm looking for straps that are easy to adjust and a seat that isn't too bulky.