Venting

Okay,
Very stressful next two weeks with work, and these laws that keep passing through Congress are not helping my razzled state of mind!

1st- Booster seat law. If it was really about the safety of the children, there would be height and weight requirements and not age. I have a good solid tall little dude, and surely I am not going to be carrying around a booster to his basketball and football games in preps there may be a possibility of grabbing a ride with a friend. Nor will I have a 1/2 dozen boosters in my van because I decided to take a group of kids to the park. Fine me $100. Cam's b-day is now 3-15-"00".

2nd- Consumer Product Safety Act- Although regulation is definitely necessary, this is the most absurd way to go about it. Not only would this deny all access to affordable clothing and products to poor families, but businesses left and right will go down in flames. Consignment stores, the Salvation Army and Goodwill stores, Ebay purchasing for 12 and under products, even garage sale-ing, and I understand even giveaways like Toys For Tots and Coats for Kids would be affected by this as well. These products would, after 2-10 be considered hazardous waste because it may contain lead. And the disposal of all this waste will occur how and where?? And if my child isn't in a booster seat I get fined $100, but if I sell and non marked "Lead free" piece of clothing at a garage sale I could get fined $8,000 for the first offense and $100,000 for the second- What in the world?? Not sure how this many government reps were sleeping and didn't bother reading the proposal or thinking of all the ramifications while signing. I am predicting that during the next 30 days of the "conversation period" this thing will go down in flames because of all of the opposition. Why not simply test the crap coming into the states at the border. If it contains lead or hazardous chemicals it gets shipped back, the company gets fined, gets black listed, and are not allow to have any of their products imported into the states.
Breathe...
Okay- I am ready to relax now, continue making chocolate chips cookies, and plan for tomorrow.
Probably should do a little cleaning as we are doing a kid swap this weekend as cousin Mitch is coming to stay with Cam, and McKenna is going to stay with cousin Abbi. Poor little Zane will be stuck with the girls.