Exciting news! I have been invited to take part in a special immunization conference call tomorrow!
Every Child By Two and Families Fighting Flu, are hosting this special event tomorrow, Thursday, December 1st, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. EST.

The purpose of this call is to explore the trends driving parent refusal of flu vaccination and address issues ( Read more... )

My facebook and twitter feed is bursting at the seams with everyone and their mother's opinion on the Casey Anthony trial, mostly angry sentiments.

The Casey Anthony Trial wasn’t something I was following all that closely, just the key points. Once it got to the point where the media was graphically describing the horrific condition that the child ( Read more... )

I recently became aware on an awesome vaccine campaign taking place in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school nurse, Superintendent, and health department began a drive to advocate for students within the school to promote vaccines via a contest.

To be eligible for the contest, a student will need to receive at least one vaccine, meningococcal ( Read more... )

So you're on your way home from work, when you witness a car in front of you changing lanes and knock into another car. Several loud crashes, tire screeches and some broken glass become a scene of an motor vehicle crash (by the way, we no longer want to call it an accident, so that we can address the problems that initiated the collision).

What to ( Read more... )

By now, all the savvy facebooker’s have discovered the back-story as to why their mom and sister are posting where they like it. With statuses such as “I like it on the floor as soon as I get home” and “I like it on the kitchen counter,” eyebrows were raised and questions were floating around. "What is it all about?" "Aunt Stacy, ew!"

It’s once ( Read more... )

Thank goodness for music to soothe nerves and the worries and keep me awake when I can't sleep for, oh what is it now, 31 hours awake?
It is what it is. I just hope one day, one of my kids work a night shift (temporary of course) to just understand the sacrifice or precious sleep I make for them.

While we're on the subject of music, American Idol has ( Read more... )

Achoo ( Read more... )

I can't believe that I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant is now a series! I have to admit, if you don't know your pregnant, that a blessing of a pregnancy, kind of. Never mind the lack of pre-natal care and all the dangers that possibly accompany giving birth in a bathroom stall/camping tent/ church bathroom/ car back seat.
Some of these stories are ( Read more... )