I don't know if this really works or not. I read it somewhere on the web, and not sure where. It stated to get crabapples, slice them up and place them near the heat vents.

The person claimed to have rid an entire mobile home of fleas using this method.
But, I like OSI's suggestion, that stuff sounds great!
Patrice, I think if I were you I would just stay put! I mean if you ever really want to be with your family you can always visit. I don't know if your family is anything like mine. But, just about every holiday, I wish we lived a further distance from them.
Not much frugal here. I avoided the sales on Friday, due to not seeing anything good. BUt, did go grocery shopping at Wal-Mart this morning, and everything seemed to be priced very low. Even DH's snuff was cheap only $14.02 for 10 cans!! Usually it is over $20 for that much!