I am going to the local hardware store to find out if they can give me some tips on deck sealing so that I can do it myself and save a few bucks. My wife has been telling me that she hates the way our deck looks and if we stained it then it would look brand new. I am not so sure that it is that easy from some of the stuff I have read online but I am going to try it to keep her happy.

I found two different guys from the hardware store that told me two different ways to go about the deck sealing. I am thinking that flipping a coin will be the easiest way to go about it, but then maybe I should just leave and come back when I feel a little more confident with the whole thing.

While I was out at the hardware store, my wife decided to call a company that specializes in deck restoration and they came and gave her an estimate of what it would cost for them to do the entire job from beginning to end and it was a lot cheaper than I thought it would be. I am leaving it to the professionals to handle this deck restoration project.

My Gucci handbags got lost when we moved last summer. I had hired what I was told to be a really good reputable moving company. My best friend had used them before, and they had done a great job for her but not for me.

I had marked every box on the outside of it, so they would know how to pack them in the big moving truck. I had marked my ten Gucci handbags and left them in the master bedroom on the floor. They were to walk through the house twice, before pulling away but I am not sure they did that.

My husband felt really bad, when we realized about a month after the move that they were not in the new house. I cried and he tried to make me feel better by buying me a pink Prada purse that he had seen me eyeing when we were at the mall.

I still think that the movers might have just taken them and then sold them on the streets. My friend that referred the company to me said that they would never do that. I am not so sure, but will not be able to prove it and time soon. In the meantime, my husband has bought me a few Gucci handbags, and another Prada purse to help rebuild my collection.

I was watching television last week and saw a commercial for a Chicago replacement windows company. They were educating the public about the new energy tax credit.

If you put in energy star rated windows then you can qualify for the energy tax credit. I was curious and gave them a call. I asked the Chicago replacement windows company to give me a free estimate for triple pane windows and installation on them also.

They came out the next evening and measured my existing windows to see how big and how many new windows we would need to purchase. I was pleasantly surprised to see the estimate below what I thought it was going to be. I then asked them if they knew about the energy tax credit and they said that they had and they were very busy installing energy efficient windows all around the Chicagoland area.

I asked that since they were so busy, would they be able to get our windows replaced in a timely manner. The Chicago replacement windows company assured me that they had hired additional workers to keep up with the demand. They came out in about a week’s time to install my new energy efficient windows. They did a great job and helped me improve my house and earn the energy tax credit by putting in new replacement windows.