Cleaned pudding containers have multiple uses
Dear Heloise:
The 4-ounce plastic containers from jello, pudding and applesauce are great to use as measuring cups. I keep canisters full of flour, sugar, cornmeal and coffee. They work well in an oatmeal carton and with powdered laundry products. They are also wonderful for holding paint for crafts.
The rectangular plastic containers that shortening sticks come in are excellent for keeping small medicine or nail polish bottles neat and upright.
Joyce Moore, via email
Dear Heloise: My garbage disposal was smelling badly, even after I poured baking soda and vinegar inside it. I finally thought about removing the rubber splash guard, and oh my gosh! The bottom of it was caked with bits of decayed food. I scrubbed it good and will check it regularly from now on!
Margie, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Dear Heloise: Please advise your readers to carefully check their monthly credit card statements for unordered subscriptions. I ordered one supplement online, but was billed for a monthly subscription. When I called the company, I was told there were terms on their website that said unless I “cancelled,” I’d be getting monthly shipments. There were no such terms on the website. Joanne Schmidt,
Houston
Dear Heloise: I went to a county animal shelter in Northern California to evaluate a stray dog, Kate, who had been picked up that week. She had neither identification tags nor a microchip, and she was described as aggressive and unapproachable.
After a few minutes alone with her, the problem was clear: Kate was completely blind, and her spirit was broken. I brought the smelly girl home with me and immediately gave her a bath and blow dry. CMSR then gave me the green light to have her evaluated for cataract removal surgery.
The surgery was done about two months after her rescue, and a true miracle happened thereafter. One week after the surgery, Kate went from total blindness to chasing butterflies in my backyard.
She’s learning how to trust people, perhaps for the first time in her life. She’s got another month of postoperative appointments before she will be ready for her forever home. Kate and I are so very grateful to the generous members of CMSR and the experts at the Animal Vision Center in Sacramento, California. They saved her life.
Nancy J., Rancho Murieta, California
Readers, to see Kate and our other Pet Pals, go to Heloise.com and click on “Pet of the Week.” Do you have a furry friend to share with our readers? Send a photo and a brief description to Heloise@heloise.com.