I was fairly alarmed to read this. There are lots of products on there, notably (because we have them) the Little Tikes Flashlights, some of which are painted with lead paint. LEAD PAINT. WTF, folks? Lead has been a known no-no, especially for the little guys, for a long time now. More alarmingly were the Reebok bracelets, again made of LEAD, free gift with purchase of kids' shoes. Tragically, this was discovered when a child died as a result of this completely unbelievable oversight. There were a lot of lead-related jewellery recalls from dollar stores, so I'd recommend not buying your little ones cheap shiny things. Spring for the moderately more expensive but still cheap nickel ones. Please. I hadn't even thought to check product recalls for a while, I stumbled across the site completely by accident when looking for something unrelated. Good thing I did, because lead paint is bad news, and the babe (like all babes) loves to chew everything he owns.
That's all for now!
Wednesday, April 19
halifax, and a snowstorm
wtf? It's like, snowing snowing here. My sister tells me it's hailing in Fredericton, also nice. We just this past weekend got the studded snow tires off the car, and put the all seasons back on. Of course. Easter found us, and left a foolish amount of candy. Even the babe got a chocolate bunny, but I can't see that he'll get to eat much of it. We got I think one of every type of Easter candy available at a typical store, each. So, 2 of every type. So, if you're in the neighbourhood, come on over for some chocolately goodness.
Sidebar from Canada AM: eat more dark, leafy greens, cruciferous veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, turnip), "heat processed tomato products" (sauce, juice, etc). Eat less red meat (less than 3oz per serving, yipes), eat no processed meats if possible, and drink less alcohol (no more than 7 drinks per week for ladies, 9 for the menfolk). Man, sounds like fun. This is to reduce your chance of cancer. I'll have to work on the veggies part, but I don't drink much or eat a lot of red meat, so I've got that covered.
Tried to do some yard work this week, but very quickly got overwhelmed by the size of the yard and the remarkably slow progress I was making. We really, really should have mowed last fall, but didn't, so now we have like, hay length grass all matted down over the yard. We've got a weed whacker now though, so will take that to the long stuff, and then raking won't be quite so impossible. Theoretically. We're going to get a lawnmower too, but it'll be a while before the lawn is fit, or dry enough, to mow.
My mom and the babe and I are going to have lunch with my aunt today, should be nice. I'm not sure where we're going though. I might also check for the new Train cd at Costco if we head that way. I do enjoy Train's music. It's reliably good.
Other random notes, I think we'll get the wedding invites started, I'm receiving conflicting advice on how far in advance they should be sent out, everything from righ tnow to 6 weeks ahead, so we're going to go somewhere in the middle I guess. Went to the craft store to see if we could get some beads and wire and stuff to make a headband to wear for the wedding.
You probably heard about this. Pretty crazy. Apparently people were in pretty good humour though, which is nice to hear. On Regis and Kelly, Kelly just keeps talking about how it must have been bad because lots of people don't pee at work, assuming they'll be able to pee at home in 5 minutes. This show is terrible. Regis doesn't know who anybody is, and Kelly is just foolish most of the time.
I'm going to go shower I think.
Sidebar from Canada AM: eat more dark, leafy greens, cruciferous veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, turnip), "heat processed tomato products" (sauce, juice, etc). Eat less red meat (less than 3oz per serving, yipes), eat no processed meats if possible, and drink less alcohol (no more than 7 drinks per week for ladies, 9 for the menfolk). Man, sounds like fun. This is to reduce your chance of cancer. I'll have to work on the veggies part, but I don't drink much or eat a lot of red meat, so I've got that covered.
Tried to do some yard work this week, but very quickly got overwhelmed by the size of the yard and the remarkably slow progress I was making. We really, really should have mowed last fall, but didn't, so now we have like, hay length grass all matted down over the yard. We've got a weed whacker now though, so will take that to the long stuff, and then raking won't be quite so impossible. Theoretically. We're going to get a lawnmower too, but it'll be a while before the lawn is fit, or dry enough, to mow.
My mom and the babe and I are going to have lunch with my aunt today, should be nice. I'm not sure where we're going though. I might also check for the new Train cd at Costco if we head that way. I do enjoy Train's music. It's reliably good.
Other random notes, I think we'll get the wedding invites started, I'm receiving conflicting advice on how far in advance they should be sent out, everything from righ tnow to 6 weeks ahead, so we're going to go somewhere in the middle I guess. Went to the craft store to see if we could get some beads and wire and stuff to make a headband to wear for the wedding.
You probably heard about this. Pretty crazy. Apparently people were in pretty good humour though, which is nice to hear. On Regis and Kelly, Kelly just keeps talking about how it must have been bad because lots of people don't pee at work, assuming they'll be able to pee at home in 5 minutes. This show is terrible. Regis doesn't know who anybody is, and Kelly is just foolish most of the time.
I'm going to go shower I think.
Thursday, April 13
more gardeny goodness
seriously, I'm a stellar gardener. I want to put in a real garden, but I have to wait for more warm weather and the ground to be less muck and more dirt. And for my mom to come help me, cause I don't know how to make a garden, really.
That said..
nice eh?
The babe had his 1st birthday on Sunday, and it was a pretty good time. He had a nap in the middle of it. He had no interest in opening gifts, but got along pretty well with everybody there, which is nice. He didn't (yet) go through that phase where he doesn't like anybody but us. Yesterday the fiancé and I went to meet the pastor who's marrying us (civil ceremony, yes, a pastor, I don't know how it works, but it's going to work, so whatever!), and dropped the babe off in a hurry at my sister's house, snuck out before he could notice we were leaving, and I don't honestly think he even really cared we were gone. He ate cheerios and threw food on the floor, so everyone had a good time. ha.
Some birthday shots:
More, and the rest of his first year pictures are at http://www.(myname)and(thefiance's name.com(the babe's name).
Not much else happening, I'm trying to do a mural with a map of the world on his wall. I've got the map drawn, but it's mighty hard to paint with the baby running around, and doing on nap time doesn't work either, since it's in his room. He's perfectly content to hang out in bed for a bit before or after sleeping, but if he wakes up and I'm in there, he'll want to come out for sure. We're heading to the fiancé's parents' house for Easter weekend, and then to Hali for work (and a visit) for next week. Both places have highspeed, you lucky ducks, so I'll be able to keep in touch.
That said..
nice eh?
The babe had his 1st birthday on Sunday, and it was a pretty good time. He had a nap in the middle of it. He had no interest in opening gifts, but got along pretty well with everybody there, which is nice. He didn't (yet) go through that phase where he doesn't like anybody but us. Yesterday the fiancé and I went to meet the pastor who's marrying us (civil ceremony, yes, a pastor, I don't know how it works, but it's going to work, so whatever!), and dropped the babe off in a hurry at my sister's house, snuck out before he could notice we were leaving, and I don't honestly think he even really cared we were gone. He ate cheerios and threw food on the floor, so everyone had a good time. ha.
Some birthday shots:
More, and the rest of his first year pictures are at http://www.(myname)and(thefiance's name.com(the babe's name).
Not much else happening, I'm trying to do a mural with a map of the world on his wall. I've got the map drawn, but it's mighty hard to paint with the baby running around, and doing on nap time doesn't work either, since it's in his room. He's perfectly content to hang out in bed for a bit before or after sleeping, but if he wakes up and I'm in there, he'll want to come out for sure. We're heading to the fiancé's parents' house for Easter weekend, and then to Hali for work (and a visit) for next week. Both places have highspeed, you lucky ducks, so I'll be able to keep in touch.
Tuesday, April 4
garden!
maybe that's a bit of a strong word for the few things I have growing in the bank of rocks and a little bit of dirt behind my house. However, things *are* growing, as the following pictures will illustrate.
I call them "despite my complete lack of skill, holy shit, things are growing!"
There you go. I don't know what they are. In the fall, I planted a bunch of bulbs. By 'planted' I mean threw a bunch of them in the rocky dirt and hoped for the best. There are tulips, crocuses, and maybe something else. We'll see I guess!
I also went out with the babe yesterday and did a little shopping. I found these beauties, which may well serve as my wedding shoes. I'll keep looking, but I'm pretty sure they'll do nicely. Especially considering nobody is going to be looking at my feet.
Planning continues, I'm waiting to hear from Superstore as to whether hydrangeas are available in August, and we'll go from there. We have to book a tent and some kind of catering action. Then the fiancé has to find something to wear. I think that's all the big stuff. Oh, cake. Then we're done. The rest is favours and stuff which we've decided on but haven't ordered yet, because it doesn't need to be ordered yet. Invitations are planned and will be ordered this week or next, and ideally mailed soon after that.
Babe is sleeping, time for pilates and a shower. Whee!
I call them "despite my complete lack of skill, holy shit, things are growing!"
There you go. I don't know what they are. In the fall, I planted a bunch of bulbs. By 'planted' I mean threw a bunch of them in the rocky dirt and hoped for the best. There are tulips, crocuses, and maybe something else. We'll see I guess!
I also went out with the babe yesterday and did a little shopping. I found these beauties, which may well serve as my wedding shoes. I'll keep looking, but I'm pretty sure they'll do nicely. Especially considering nobody is going to be looking at my feet.
Planning continues, I'm waiting to hear from Superstore as to whether hydrangeas are available in August, and we'll go from there. We have to book a tent and some kind of catering action. Then the fiancé has to find something to wear. I think that's all the big stuff. Oh, cake. Then we're done. The rest is favours and stuff which we've decided on but haven't ordered yet, because it doesn't need to be ordered yet. Invitations are planned and will be ordered this week or next, and ideally mailed soon after that.
Babe is sleeping, time for pilates and a shower. Whee!
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