Sophie is 4 Months Today!
July 11th, 2010Happy 4 Month Birthday to my little girl!
Disposing of Car Seats in Columbus
July 6th, 2010
If you happen to be involved in a motor vehicle collision, you most likely cannot reuse your car seat. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration advises replacement after a moderate or severe crash because you just don’t know if the seat itself has been compromised in any way. They have a checklist for a minor crash - if you meet all five criteria, then your car seat can be reused.
Minor crashes are those that meet ALL of the following criteria:
- The vehicle was able to be driven away from the crash site;
- The vehicle door nearest the safety seat was undamaged;
- There were no injuries to any of the vehicle occupants;
- The air bags (if present) did not deploy; AND
- There is no visible damage to the safety seat
Some states offer recycling of car seats, however Ohio is not one of them. In Columbus, if your car seat is in good condition, you can drop it off at the Columbus Public Health Department for training purposes. It is located at 240 Parsons Ave., Columbus, OH 43215. This would be a good option if you have car seats that have just expired. All car seats have an expiration date on them because after time, the metal and plastic components break down and can no longer provide extra protection. If your car seat is not in good condition, you need to remove all harnesses and padding from the car seat and place it in a dark trash bag so it cannot be reused. Never buy a car seat second hand at thrift stores or yard sales.
Some car seat manufacturers offer replacement of car seats involved in a severe accident. Sunshine Kids is one of them, although the requirements that must be met to qualify for an exchange are pretty exhaustive. The Public Health Department also has free car seat checks if you’d like to make sure your car seat is installed properly.
Cute Blossom Earrings
July 1st, 2010
Turtle Pancake
June 10th, 2010After coming across Jim’s awesome pancakes, I thought I would attempt one for Desi. My turtle turned out okay.
Bright Pink Cardi
June 4th, 2010
Sophie’s Baptism
May 31st, 2010We had a lovely weekend. Cousins visited, played wii, baptised Sophie, had a wonderful party with beautiful cupcakes from Bakery Gingham & food from Weiland’s Gourmet Market and tasty pulled pork Walker made, played at the park, ate popsicles, watched movies and went to Cosi and a birthday party. So much fun!
Artsy Portraits
May 20th, 2010If you could get this custom made of a bunch of friends, it would make a really neat conversational art piece in your house.
By Pistachio Press
Necklace and Cute Owlie
May 19th, 2010The other night I got out of the house for a little while to meetup with a good friend. I haven’t gone out much totally alone lately, so it was fun. And it was great to hang out and chat. Before meeting up, I ran into Tigertree real quick to see if I could find a necklace to wear for a fun night out we have coming up. I had looked earlier at Target, but the only ones I thought were cool were $40 and I didn’t really feel like spending that much on a necklace at Target. They have some fun stuff, but everything goes on clearance eventually, so at $40 it felt overpriced. Anyway, I found a pretty cool necklace, a sparkly stone on a silver chain and then saw this great little owl pin and picked him up too. He might make it on a coat or something some day, but he also looks pretty happy sitting in the welcome shadowbox by our front door. He is adorable! Too bad he wasn’t also a necklace, I would wear him all of the time. I’m sure Desi and Sophie would have a great time tugging on him.
Posable Popeye
May 18th, 2010Here is a fun toy! Posable Popeye doll.
Pretty Shirt Dress
May 17th, 2010I’ve always thought shirt dresses looked great. I don’t own one though. Not sure I would like the collar on the neckline. But this one in particular looks so pretty! Makes me think of beautiful spring and summer days, hanging freshly laundered clothes on the line and just enjoying being outside. From Modcloth.
