Housekeeping

Good Morning good people. Hope this fine Friday finds you chipper and kean. I want to just do a bit of Olive Juice housekeeping...a few odd and end things that need to be accounted for.

First I want to give a holla out to Eddy at Magpies Zone who created my new header. I found him in the entrecard shop...and for a mere 500 credits...he gave me a new header, banner and entrecard. What a steal. He was good enough to consult with me about what I wanted. I must admit at first I was not sure his male sporty testosteroney self would be able to pull off a feminine and whimsical design...but he did! Thanks Eddy for your time and talent.

Second I want give Bjorke a shout out for her recent dissident display in China of all places! After singing "Declare Independence" she screamed "Tibet! Tibet!". What courage. Tibet has been controlled by China for 48 years now and it is a crying shame. If you haven't seen the movie 7 Years in Tibet...you best go rent that now. Save Tibet.

Last but not least I want to thank everyone who has been commenting and for those entrecard folks who are dropping on me. I appreciate you coming by to visit and I hope that a bit of Olive Juice soaks into your thoughts as you go about your busy life. You guys ROCK. Its nice having so many people stop by these days.

"Why Nurse Beyond 12 Months" is a post I am polishing up right now and should be posted within a couple hours. So ya'll come back now.

And Now a Baby Einstein Recall?

I agree with what Christina says regarding all the toy recalls that are happening at an exponential rate.

She writes: "I see three potential and doable options for families.
1. Stop buying toys made in China! A massive boycott surely would have an impact on this problem. Yes, parents, this means that you actually have to research the things you put into your child's hands. Can't trust Target or Walmart to do it for you. Its scary that parents aren't researching these things as it is.
2. Start making your own toys. Provided you're not using other lead tainted items like paint, buttons, glue...God knows what else is out there with lead swimming in it. Which brings me to...
3. Start lead testing all your toys and other items with a lead-test kit, such as the Lead Inspector. Hooo! The lead-testing industry is having a hey-day with this one!"

The situation is out of control! Why are these recalls coming in at such a rapid pace? It is rediculous.

Make sure and check out all the toy recalls (back to 1974) including the most recent (yet notice how 2007 takes up an oddly large portion of the total). Make sure and sign up to be on the subscription list...so you can get emails alerting you to all recalls.

And for those of us who send our children to day care...thats a few dozen more toys that need to be tested and monitored! Im overwhelmed.