There are a hodgepodge of newsworthy items this week so far...
My friend Laura from MSU who is also a twin momma and faithful blog reader in Oklahoma, informed me that she suspected that the alphabet train that I had purchased was recalled. Upon further inspection, it looks like she was correct. I purchased a train that has excess levels of lead in the paint. And as we all know, lead can cause learning delays, so it may not be the best toy to help my kids learn their letters after all! I am planning on contacting the company that manufactured the train and see about getting a refund tomorrow. You know, cuz I have so much free time to spend on the phone during the day!
I finally found a place that has the H1N1 flu shot for Shane. I made an appointment for Friday and am hoping that they don't run out of the shot beore we get there! I will finally be able to breathe a huge sigh of relief that we are ALL protected!
John did a mini closet makeover this week. He installed some hooks. We are big believers in hooks when it comes to kids. So, John put a row of hooks underneath the hanging bar in the front hall closet to give us places to hang the kids coats. I never put the kids coats on hangers so they are always laying around in piles and it drives me crazy, but now with these hooks, we have a great system! It's a must-have for kids coats! Yipee!
I have been trying to teach the kids about Thanksgiving. I got some books from the library and bough a Dora Thanksgiving book from the bookstore. We have been talking about being thankful for all of our blessings. They don't really understand the pilgrim/indian thing yet, but I have talked about it a bit. This week the kids made a corn on the cob craft project to celebrate the Thanksgiving bounty. They loved the glue. I have no idea how much of the Thanksgiving concept is sinking in, but they sure loved the glue!
I have a new threat that has been working wonders with the kids when we are out shopping. I told them that every store has a room for kids that aren't listening to their mommies. If you don't listen then you have to go in the room all by yourself and you can't come out until the mommy leaves the store. My kids are terrified about having to go into the naughty room. They ask me where it is, what it looks like, and who is in there every time that we enter a store. I usually say that it is in the back and you can't see it until you have to go in there. All that I have to say when we are shopping and the kids start to act up is "Do I need to find out where the naughty room is and have somebody take you there?" and they get right back in line! Or if they are acting out and they see an employee start to walk by they assume that they are checking the store for naughty kids and straighten out all by themselves! It's great! The best part is that even if the kids ask an employee about a naughty room, the employees look at me and when I nod they tell the kids that there is such a room and it is not a fun place to have to go! Everybody plays along!
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