Super Steelers!

My heart was in Pittsburgh last night as I watched every minute of the game. It was a good one! We cheered, we moaned, we held our breath, we made our knuckles white, and we cheered some more. We ate popcorn for dinner. The girls watched the first part of the game with us before [...]

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CPSC and Chance Rides Manufacturing Announce Recall to Inspect and Repair YO-YO Amusement Rides

Why I don’t ride fair rides.

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A Split

The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh voted to split from the Episcopal Church today. They are joining the worldwide Anglican church instead. Read about it here.
We are Episcopalian (Anglican now!) and still members of our church in Pittsburgh. We are thinking of you all today, Ascension.

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Lead in Slow Cookers & Electric Cords

SLOW COOKERS
Yes, folks, it’s true. Most (perhaps all) slow cookers contain lead in their glazing, which leaches out easily at higher, sustained temperatures (like slow cooking). I have hesitated posting this for months because I haven’t wanted to believe it’s true, and I want to test my own crock pot for myself. I haven’t gotten [...]

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LEAD RECALL: The Children’s Place Recalls Camouflage Pajama Sets

This recall involves long- and short-sleeved pajama sets. The sets have a blue shirt with a red screen print that reads “Athletics 90” and coordinating camouflage pants. The pajama sets were sold in boys’ sizes XXS (2/3) to XL (14). The Children’s Place stores nationwide and www.childrensplace.com from December 2006 to January 2008 for between [...]

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Stanley Cup – Game 6, Here We Come!

(Oh, how I wished Tricia and Dan were around to watch the game last night. It would’ve been like old times.)
Anyone else see the game? It was fantastic. I had to go to bed during double overtime because I was so tired. I woke up this morning and immediately Googled to discover…
…the Pens won! At [...]

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82!

Right now, it’s 48. But the high today is predicted to be 82!! And mostly sunny! I want to walk through the park. Have a barbecue. Wear a dress. Go barefoot. Lay out in the sun.
Probably, I will paint. Or pack. Indoors. But, still.
I love spring!
(It’s interesting that when it was in the 80s last [...]

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i’m famous!

Well, not really. But, I am featured in a small paragraph in a long, wonderful, and informative article in the Pittsburgh City Paper written about our farm – the place from where we’ve gotten our vegetables all summer and fall. (Our last pickup is in two weeks. *sniff*) Check it out:
“We love the idea of [...]

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Seven More Lead Paint Recalls

And this is just what’s above the board. Can you imagine how many other toys/jewerly products out there are slipping through the cracks and harming children? I urge you to click and check out the pictures, even if you don’t think you have any of these toys. You might have them, or your friends might, [...]

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heartburn and hairy babies

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University set out to disprove the myth that heartburn causes your newborn to have a full head of hair. Instead, they were surprised by the evidence supporting it. They found that 82% of women with moderate to severe heartburn birthed hairy babies; most women with little or no heartburn ended up [...]

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