(Important Information taken from the website below) http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/laws/childsafety_laws.html

Child passenger restraint requirements vary based on age, weight and height. Often, this happens in three stages: infants use rear-facing infant seats; toddlers use forward-facing child safety seats; and older children use booster seats.

Many laws require all children to ride in the rear seat whenever possible, and most states permit children over a particular age, height or weight to use an adult safety belt.


First offense fines for not complying with a state's child passenger safety laws vary from $10 to $500. Some states also use driver's license points as an additional penalty for noncompliance.

• All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the Virgin Islands require child safety seats for infants and children fitting specific criteria.
• 47 states and the District of Columbia require booster seats or other appropriate devices for children who have outgrown their child safety seats but are still too small to use an adult seat belt safely.
  • The only states lacking booster seat laws are Arizona, Florida and South Dakota.
• 5 states (California, Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey and New York) have seat belt requirements for school buses. Texas requires them on buses purchased after September 2010.

NOTE: GHSA does not compile any additional data on child passenger safety laws other than what is presented here. For more information, consult the appropriate State Highway Safety Office.  You can find your state's requirements at http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/laws/childsafety_laws.html

I saw this on Pinterest and had to share with you all!  A fun way to hunt for eggs in the dark...check it out...


SUPPLIES:

-Plastic Easter Eggs

-Glow Sticks (found in the dollar section at Target, Michael’s, Dollar Store)

-Tape

-Candy

DIRECTIONS:

1. Snap glow sticks so they are glowing and insert into eggs along with some candy. Tape shut and HIDE.

Found this on Pinterest and was too good not to share with the moms.  You can find out more at their website.

The job everyone hates to do, but loves when it's accomplished! 

• Grab all dirty clothing and put it in a hamper.Don't worry about anything except the dirty clothes. Don't interrupt your clothes gathering mission by throwing away trash or putting away bottles of shampoo. Only worry about the dirty clothing. Don't bother trying to turn socks right side out or unfold pant legs. Just throw it all in the hamper or basket.
• Grab all trash and put in the trash can. Again focus only on the trash.
• Dust down the ceiling and corners. Consider if the walls in your home need to be washed. Make sure your walls have the type of paint that can be washed...if not...dust them down at least.  Dust and clean all wall art. Be careful when cleaning framed art and photographs. Never spray cleaner or water onto the frame. The liquid can seep behind the glass and damage the pictures. Instead light wet a clean cloth to wipe the frame and glass.
  

I love when my house is totally clean.  That is why I love spring cleaning.  I don't necessarily love to do it...but love how it feels when it is done.  So we are starting with the hardest room to spring clean...the kitchen.  I may even do this a few nights in a row instead of doing it all in one day.  You decide what works best for you.

Tomorrow's post...we will tackle the bathroom...oh yeah...it's time! :-)

1. Begin with a 15 minute kitchen clean up.  This will clear out the clutter and dirty dishes, and give you room to do the actual spring clean up. Don't worry about cleaning the floors in the 15 minute clean up. We will do this later.
2. Dust down the ceiling and corners of the walls.  Determine if the walls need washed in dirty spots. Spot wash, remembering air vents, doorknobs, doors, switch plates. Walls will likely need to be washed more often in this room than in others. You may not have noticed that the hand mixer or blender sloshed goop all over the wall. Take your spring cleaning time now to clean the grease, grime, and spilled food from your walls.
3. Dust and clean all art and photographs along the wall.  Be careful when cleaning framed art and photographs. Never spray cleanser or water onto the frame. The liquid can seep behind the glass and damage the pictures. Instead lightly wet a clean cloth to wipe the frame and glass.
4. Dust and clean the ceiling fan.  You may need to use a gentle cleanser like Murphy's Oil Soap. Take down any light fixtures and gently wash and dry them before replacing.
5. Take down draperies, curtains, and blinds to wash or have cleaned according to the manufacturer's directions.  Vacuum and clean windowsills and corners. Wash the insides and outsides of the windows. Take down and rinse off screens, before replacing.
6. Apply oven cleaner to the oven and clean the refrigerator. Leave the windows in the kitchen open to avoid the overpowering smell. Don't forget to vacuum the coils of your UNPLUGGED refrigerator. This is a great time to sweep and mop underneath it too if you can find some help to move it. Be careful of scratching your floor.
7. While the oven cleaner works, begin sorting through the freezer and refrigerator.  Throw out any expired food, mostly empty containers, and items that you bought and never used. Put the stuff to keep on the counter. Take out the refrigerator shelves and drawers. Wash them down, being careful with glass shelves. Wipe down the entire inside of the refrigerator and freezer before replacing shelves and food. Wipe down and clean out the oven according to the directions on the oven cleaner.
8. Take the knobs, burners, burner covers, and spill catchers off the stove.  Follow your stove/oven owner’s manual for information on proper cleaning methods for your model. (The one you carefully filed, when you bought the stove, just for an occasion like this.) Some stovetops lift up to allow easy access to spills and crumbs. Wipe down the entire stove.
9. Wipe down and clean the toaster, blender, and other small appliances.  Wipe down and clean the microwave. If the spills in the microwave are fossilized, try bring a water-filled glass cup to boiling in the microwave. The steam should help loosen the gunk. If the microwave smells, boil lemon juice. Unplug all appliances first. Don't forget the turntable.
10. Clean out kitchen cabinets.  Reline if needed. Remove mismatched lids and bowls. Take out anything that isn't being used on a regular basis. Reorganize and wash down the insides and outsides of cabinets.
11. Run the dishwasher empty.  Try adding vinegar or baking soda to the empty dishwasher before running it. If your dishwasher has a food trap in the bottom, clean it out. Wash down the outside of the dishwasher.
12. Wash down the countertops in your kitchen.  Don't forget backsplashes. How you clean your countertops depends heavily on what type of material they are made from.
13. Wash down and clean out drawers.  Organize your flatware. This is a great time to install drawer dividers to better organize your kitchen drawers.
14. Wash down the sink.  If you have a garbage disposal now is the time to pour baking soda with warm water and/or a lemon peel down the disposal to freshen the drain. Put ice cubes through the disposal to sharpen the blades.
15. Sweep and mop the floor.  Don't forget baseboards. One of the best ways to get a floor REALLY clean is to use a rag or towel while on your hands and knees. If this is not an option try going barefoot and scooting a large towel around the floor with your feet. It provides more contact and pressure with the floor. Press gently, and be careful and slow. Even though this is the last step, the floor is not the best place to rest.

Tips:

1. Gather all of your supplies together first thing. Trying to sort through the pantry cabinet for your oven cleaner might make you frustrated enough to declutter the cabinet. It's easy to forget what your initial goal was.
2. Reward yourself by ordering in for dinner tonight. Forbid anyone to touch your spotless kitchen at least until breakfast the next morning. Any longer is probably cruel, but they can handle it overnight.
3. Listen to music, an audio book, or a foreign language tape. The time will pass a lot more quickly if you have an enjoyable atmosphere. This is a great time to commandeer the stereo for what you want to listen to. If anyone objects, offer to let them have a turn with the stereo and the spring cleaning.

What You Need

• Dust mop (preferably with a long handle)
• Step-ladder
• Cleaning cloths
• Small bucket with handle
• Sponges
• Vacuum with attachment
• All-purpose cleanser, dishsoap, or mild cleanser of choice
• Oven Cleaner
• Shelf or cabinet liner and drawer dividers
• Broom and mop or towel

Source: About.com

When I started this website, I wanted to be able to give you a variety of information.  I wanted to speak words (type words) that would be helpful to you.  I have seen the site grow from just a few taking a look everyday to close to 4,000 checking it out.  This has happened in in a little over a month and a half.  I am so thankful for each of you and your continued support.  I made this video yesterday (only took 60 takes LOL) - it is not perfect...but does show a little bit of my heart for this site.  It will be on the home page so that those that come and visit and have no idea who I am, can "hear" the voice behind the typing. (southern drawl or SE MO hick accent...however you see it LOL).

HEALTH:

1. Drink plenty of water. Pee often and vigorously.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar. 
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and less food that is manufactured in plants. 
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy 
5. Make time to pray. 
6. Play more games 
7. Read more books than you did in 2011. 
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day 
9. Sleep for 7 hours. 
10. Take a 10-30 minute walk daily. And, while you walk, smile. 

PERSONALITY:


11. Don't compare your life to others; you have no idea what their journey is all about. 
12. Don't have negative thoughts on things you cannot control.  Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment. 
13. Don't over-do.  Keep your limits. 
14. Don't take yourself so seriously.  No one else does. 
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip. 
16. Dream more while you are awake 
17. Envy is a waste of time.  You already have all you need. 
18. Forget issues of the past.  Don't remind your partner with his/her mistakes of the past.  That will ruin your present happiness. 
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.  Don't hate others. 
20. Make peace with your past, so it won't spoil the present. 
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you. 
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn.  Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class, but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime. 
23. Smile and laugh more. 
24. You don't have to win every argument.  Agree to disagree. 

SOCIETY:

25. Call your family often. 
26. Each day give something good to others. 
27. Forgive everyone for everything. 
28. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6. 
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day. 
30. What other people think of you is none of your business. 
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick.  Your friends will.  Stay in touch. 

LIFE:

32. Do the right thing! 
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful. 
34. GOD heals everything. 
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.. 
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up. 
37. The best is yet to come. 
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it. 
39. Your Inner most is always happy.  So, be happy.