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I LOVE my new washing machine. It's so energy efficient and my clothes are so much cleaner. However, it seems that the water doesn't drain at the end of the cycle and leaves a mildewy odor between washes.

I LOVE Arm and Hammer's Scrub Free and Mr. Clean Magic Erasers. What have you found to be indispensable?

My dad was diagnosed in 2005 with stage 3 cancer that had spread to half the lymph nodes in the area. After a resection (no colostomy), radiation and chemo, he held steady for a year. Then, his doctors found it had metastisized to his liver and the sacral tissue between the rectum and sacral vertebrae. He began another round of chemo which was highly effective but too toxic - he had to stop after 3 rounds. He starts back on a reduced dosage on Nov 4th.

My question is this - he is using chemo as a palliative solution at this point. The chemo is shrinking and slowing the growth of the inoperable tumor in the sacral tissue. At some point, he will be in severe pain again. Has anyone had experience with this sort of cancer and are there any palliative treatments available? He is already taking regular doses of morphine. Thank you!

Mine are 9 (daughter), 7, 5 (two sons). We only give 3 presents each so they need to be worth the money!

have you ever put the dinner away and made them eat it for breakfast or lunch? My kids are the pickiest eaters on the planet. I'm sick of fish sticks and PB&J. If you've put your foot down, how did it work out for you? And by the way, my little ones are 9, 7, and 5.