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Arm Rest Organizer w/ Table-Top
Organize & Store All Your Favorite TV Accessories, & More...

List Price: $24.99
DEAL PRICE: $14.99
Get Two for: $23.98

Organize your magazines, remote controls, eye glasses,
telephone and more with this handy Arm Rest Organizer.

This is a true family room organizer that stores all that
stuff that sits on your end tables in one convenient location.
Now you'll always know right where your cross-word puzzle is.
The Arm Rest Organizer also features a tray for a beverage or
a snack.

FEATURES:
- Fits over sofa arm for easy installation
- 6 large pockets
- Large Table-Top (18" x 7") surface perfect for snacks,
writing notes & more
- Adjustable design fits most arm rest on couches or chairs
- Color: Black

The Arm Rest Organizer features a durable black fabric. One
side of the organizer features two large pockets, while the
other side has one large pocket for magazines and three smaller
pockets for pens, glasses and remotes. The flat surface in the
center features a ridge around the edge to keep items from
sliding off, and makes a great snack or writing table.
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Feb. 10, 2010

MOM KEEPS TABS ON DAUGHTER THROUGH HER BANK STATEMENTS

DEAR ABBY: I am 20 and live most of the year on my college
campus. I'm on a full scholarship, so my parents are not
paying my tuition. Most of my mail -- bank statements, etc.
-- still goes to my parents' house since I don't have a
permanent address.

For the last two years, my mother has opened my bank state-
ment and read the entire thing. She then calls me and goes
through all of my card charges and checks, and asks me to
explain where I was and what I bought.

I have tried telling her that I am an adult and that what
I buy is my business, but she continues to do this every
month. When I explained that I am capable of managing my
own finances, she told me she was just worried about me and
that "a mother ALWAYS has the right to worry about her only
child."

I understand she will always be concerned about my well-
being, financial and otherwise, but this is taking it too
far. How can I explain to her that it's not OK to invade my
privacy? I know she means well, and I don't want to hurt her
feelings, but it's really becoming a hassle.
-- COLLEGE CO-ED IN WILLIAMSBURG, VA.

DEAR COLLEGE CO-ED: A mother may always have the right to
worry, but she does not always have the right to snoop.
Because you have already tried explaining to her that you
feel what she's doing is an invasion of privacy and the
message isn't getting through, it's time for you to open a
post office box near the campus and have your mail sent
there. It can be forwarded to you if you go home for the
summers.

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Loveable Lion DVD Collection
You'll Fall In Love With Lions...

Normal Price: $34.99
DEAL PRICE: $8.88

This collection includes the DVD's Christian The Lion and
Born Free... Two heartwarming ALL-TRUE tales of two different
lion that are loved and love humans. A must see for any animal
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CHRISTIAN THE LION: As Seen on The View & The Today Show Here
is the beautiful, all true story, about Christian the Lion.
After years of being raised around humans, Christian considers
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DEAR ABBY: After my mother died two years ago, my sisters
and I divided up her household items, parceling out equally
objects of material and sentimental value. One item, which
went to my younger sister, "Beth," was a brightly colored
handmade Native American rug our parents bought in the 1950s
in Arizona. It had been displayed prominently for decades on
a wall in the house where we three children grew up.

I visited Beth recently and was shocked to see that she had
taken the rug out of storage and was using it as a floor rug
in her family room. I shuddered to think of the damage that
a daily trample by her three little kids, she and her husband
and a sadly incontinent dog will do to this family treasure.
I politely asked her to reconsider and find somewhere else to
display it. If she couldn't, I offered to trade it for some-
thing of her choice from my parcel of the family possessions.

Beth took offense, reminding me that it is, after all, a
rug, and that it now belongs to her. Emphasizing that her
small house has limited wall space, she implied that I was
trying to get the rug for myself. She feels my desire to see
it displayed is no more valid than hers to see it used. Am I
wrong in thinking she should not trash this heirloom?
-- SENTIMENTAL IN HARTFORD, CONN.

DEAR SENTIMENTAL: The rug belongs to your sister, to do with
as she pleases. HOWEVER, her Native American rug purchased in
the 1950s could be extremely valuable. Has your sister had it
appraised? If not, I am urging you to tell her to have it
done, because it could pay for a year or two of one of her
children's college education.


DEAR ABBY: "Katy" and I are in a loving relationship but
have an ongoing argument in our home. Katy always sets the
alarm clock for an hour before it's time to get up -- then
hits the "snooze" button five times before actually dragging
herself out of bed (which is usually even later).

Because I am a light sleeper, I'm forced to listen to the
alarm clock and end up waking up earlier than I'd like. Can
you please offer a solution?
-- SLEEPLESS IN SOUTH CAROLINA

DEAR SLEEPLESS: Earplugs for you. A cold foot on the behind
for Katy.



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