Did you hear Mrs Tennessee was bit by a rattlesnake? (There are snake pictures - don't click if you don't like snakes!) Contrary to the news reports, Mrs Idaho did not pull the fangs out or suck out venom. It would have been cool if she had, though. It appears as though it was Mrs Iowa who offered nursely assistance. I guess it can be hard to tell one beauty queen from another?

I just want to clarify that none of the news reporters have checked their facts very well. I am not an RN, I did not pull a snake fang from Mrs. Tennessee's foot and I did not suck the venom out. Yes, I was there and yes I did take lots of pictures (what can you expect from a scrapbooker) but that is it. I have posted pictures of the snake on my blog, but the pictures of Christina are not going to be posted by me. I took them for her and she will decide what to do with them. Just goes to show you that what you see and hear from the media is often very wrong.

In other news of interest, the HHS toned down breastfeeding ads and Tastes Like Crazy blogged it.

From an advertising standpoint, this ad works...unless it pisses you off and then it's a failure.

But, it does its job. Right? It makes you stop and think. It's obviously a conversation starter or I wouldn't be writing about it. Good job, Office on Women's Health.

Oh, wait. You changed the ad? To what?

Mrs Micah spent her pre-labor day work day searching for ways to help people through quilting.

I did some online research about ways to help people through quilting. Besides places that donate normal quilts (I like to have a few places, one to send baby stuff, one to send bigger ones, etc), I found the Alzheimer's Art Initiative. They take little quilts (just 9x12 inches) and auction them off to raise money for Alzheimer's research.

The FDA is warning that Death By Chocolate Cookies could be, errr, deadly and US Maternal Deaths are on the rise.

Does anyone notice the increase correlates with the rise in our c-section rate? With about 1 in 3 women giving birth by surgery, it seems only natural to see this increase in maternal death. Surgery is surgery, even when there is a birth involved, and it comes with risks. One of those risks is death. Now before someone jumps all over me because I mentioned death as a risk with c-sections, I will say that most c-sections (and surgeries in general) are done in a controlled environment with skilled care takers. But death can happen. It does.

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Have a safe and happy Labor Day weekend.

~~Denise
Flamingo House Happenings and Fast Times @ Homeschool High