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Forgetting Your Child in the Car Could Kill. 10 Tips to Remember.

July 20, 2010

 I originally posted on this topic last summer.  I feel it is a subject that warrants a second look.
So far this year, 24 children died after being left in a hot car.  In 2009, 33 children were lost forever after being forgotten. They died from hyperthermia. I am sure there are hundreds of little ones [...]

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That Mean Girl is Mine!

March 10, 2010

I got pulled aside at carpool today for the first time. Ms. Gretchen needed to tell me that my darling Sophia is the mean girl in class since Jenna showed up.
Jenna is the new girl. Sophia talks about her all the time. She wants Jenna to be her BFF and come to her tea party. [...]

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CPSC Crib Recall – What You Gonna Do?

November 23, 2009

The Issue
The Consumer Products Safety Commission and Health Canada announced today the recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs.  This comes after prior recalls of drop-side cribs and before an expected discussion around banning drop side cribs altogether.
Toys R Us / Babies R Us stopped ordering drop side cribs in April and indicated [...]

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Count Your Blessings and Care for Your Trees

November 18, 2009

This house is a block from my own.  The strong winds following hurricane Ida took this baby down last week.  The noise was terrifying and could be heard a block away.  The owner of the house does not live there, and has for the most part abandoned what was once a beautiful old bungalow.  This [...]

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Kids and Climate Change for Blog Action Day ‘09C

October 15, 2009

Today is Blog Action Day ‘09 – Climate Change
We are all trying to “Go Green” these days and take steps to reduce our Carbon Footprint on this earth. and the greenhouse gasses in the air that are heating our planet   If we didn’t believe it before, after seeing “An Inconvenient Truth” my family was [...]

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Baby Name Faux Pas

October 12, 2009

Remember when I played The Name Game and mentioned that we were considering not telling our real life friends the names we are considering for our new baby girl?  Well, we screwed up and last night after dinner our neighbors were suggesting name after terrible name that I did not like.  So, I quickly got [...]

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No More Children Forgotten in Cars

September 4, 2009

Mommy Words Readers get your Forget Me Not magnets free!!! For anyone who wants a Forget Me Not Sticker or two, and a magnet, please email Andrea Lester at info@forgetmenotusa.com with your name and address. She will be happy to send them to you at no charge. She has about 75 magnets left [...]

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