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join me next timefor a conversation with gloria s estefan.-- ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs stationrom viewers like you. thank you. >> be more. pb >>dean: hi, welcome back to hometime. well our calendar here says spring but i'll tell you we have a winter that absolutely will not quit. >>miriam: i know it but spring will come eventually it has to which is good because we have stuff to do here at the creekside home project. one of the jobs we'll be doing will be laying out the deck over the beams that we put out back on the last show here. that'll start closing in the unheated storage area underneath. >>dean: and we're also getting ready for windows so we thought it would be a good time to talk about the added protection you can get for glass in high wind areas. wait till you see how they test that. >>dean: it's pretty cool so stick around and check it out. >>miriam: that's right, we're all ready for some warmer weather too. i know bucky can't wait to get his shorts on.(laughter) >>dean: yeah long hairy chicken legs again. ♪ >> man 1: what we need is some elbow grease. >> man 2: yeah,