Before I talk about BlogHer, I have to pass on these product recalls in case any of you have these products in your home.

Children’s hooded sweatshirts with drawstrings – posing a strangulation hazard

Bonavita “Cabana” drop side cribs – slats can detach or break creating a gap, which can pose an entrapment and strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers

Bugaboo Bee Strollers – One or both sides of the brakes can fail, causing a stroller to unexpectedly roll away on an incline

If you follow the links, they will tell you what you need to do for each item.  Be safe!

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Yes, you heard me.  We are going to DisneyWorld!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, now that you are done screaming with me, let me tell you all about it.  Due to some Christmas money, gift certificates, and money we didn’t spend on Christmas, we were able to pull this off.  Disney is offering a buy 4 night get 3 free deal.  This also includes your park tickets.  Also, if you go before March 29th, you get a $200 gift card to Disney when you get there.  I was able to find airfare from Southwest for $78 each way for each of us.  To save a little money, we are making Will a lap baby (wish me luck on that one).

I was to Disney when I was 15, but haven’t been back since.  This will be the first trip for Bill, Madison, and Will.  Madison is pretty excited.  Since I have a few weeks before we get to go, I’ll be talking a lot of Disney. 

However, Bill has already told me I am not allowed to pay for internet access while I am there, so you all will at least get a  little break from the Disney madness.

Tell me about your trips to Disney.  Anything we definitely need to do?  Any advice you want to give me?

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I was trying Will’s Halloween costume on him yesterday (as you can see in these pictures).  It made me realize that he’s not a baby anymore.  He is 16 months now and pretty mobile now.  He runs (not walks), can climb the stairs, and talks a little too.  It is hard to believe that I have to put away his baby clothes and pull out a bunch of 2T items to get him through the winter.  It is a bittersweet moment here.  I want him to grow up and be more independent, but I miss my little baby too.

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You know, I seriously hate being negative on here.  I really do.  However, some thing just tick me off to no end, so you all have to hear about them. 

If you are a regular reader here, you know about my struggle with the public school and that we are considering sending her to private school.  Click here to read all about it.

Now, my taxes pay their salaries and getting someone to talk to me is like pulling teeth.  Then they don’t really answer what I ask either.  However, my favorite has to be the Chicago Tribune article I read this week that the schools districts are telling parents to ignore the state test scores since they were graded differently this year.  However, at the state level, they are saying the grading is comparable to years past.  So who is right?  Who needs to recheck their job descriptions and find out that they have no right to tell the parents anything?

Seriously, where is the accountability?  I hear over and over that public schools are better since they are accountable.  Really?  They won’t talk to parents, they lie about test scores, etc. Where is the accountability?

Here is what I have learned from the private school.  They are very transparent.  They don’t baby any parents.  The principal even said at the open house that if 90% of the parents can do it right, they all should be able to and that they don’t put up with that crap.  Every time I have called and talked to them, they have answered every single one of my questions.  They told me the class size this year for every single grade (K-8).  The people answering the phone were extremely knowledgeable.  There has only been one question they didn’t know the answer to and she gave me the number of the person who would (and that person did!).  I can come in anytime and tour the school, and their test scores are an open book that can also be looked at any time I want.  Granted, I have to pay to get this type of service but don’t I pay the public schools too?

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I want this husband! This is one of the funniest first dances I have ever seen at a wedding. It even beats the “baby got back” one that we all saw on TV and YouTube.

Let me know what you think. Would you do this at your wedding?

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