Karen’s Opinion

If you haven’t heard it already, the mid-west is in for a big snow storm. If you aren’t panicking yet, good for you. The newscasters will not let it be. They make people afraid. They even interrupted Dr. Oz as he was telling us what vitamins are best for us. Grrr.

I know that we are supposed to get so much snow that the poor mailman will be unable to see any address signs while he tries to deliver the mail. You’ve heard the saying;

It is said that as many days as there are in the whole journey, so many are the men and horses that stand along the road, each horse and man at the interval of a day’s journey; and these are stayed neither by snow nor rain nor heat nor darkness from accomplishing their appointed course with all speed. (trans. A.D. Godley 1924)

The school kids will love getting a day off. They forget that they will have to go to school in June to make up the days.

I have loads of projects to work on. I am ready to hunker down, drink hot cocoa and watch the snow fall.

“We must use time creatively and forever realize that the time is always to hope to do great things.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Raising children is the most difficult task anyone can ever have. That said, I hope that the tragedies of others makes us all smarter and safer.

We have heard of people who have accidentally left their children in their cars only to return hours later and find that their child died a horrible death. The guilt associated with this tragedy would be insurmountable in my opinion. Now that we know it can happen, most of us would take that awareness and use it to always remember our children.

Another tragic occurrence is children dying by strangulation from unsafe blind cords. These tragic deaths happen in cribs, play areas, and living rooms. Parents should carry out their own window blind safety measures, such as shortening or removing loops, installing tie-down devices that keep loops taut against walls. Window coverings can be made safer by keeping cords out of reach of children, using a cord tensioning device or cord pulley on walls, and eliminating climbing hazards by moving furniture, including cots, beds, and high chairs, away from windows with looped curtain or blind cords.

When purchasing window coverings it is best to utilize the expertise of a reputable window covering dealer. They know how to advise us on how to measure for and then install blinds with safety in mind. I recommend Blinds Galore dot com because they have amazing prices.

Let’s all learn from the mistakes of others and keep our kids safe.

From the Window Covering Safety Council
If:
* You have horizontal blinds, pleated shades, or cellular shades that use a looped pull cord (purchased prior to 1995). You will need to cut the loop and add tassels to the end of loose cords.
* You have horizontal blinds, pleated shades or cellular shades that do not have cord stops (purchased prior to 2001). You will need to add new cord stops near the top of your window covering.
* You have vertical blinds or traverse draperies that do not include a cord tie-down (purchased prior to 1997). You will need to install a tie-down device to your wall.

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