In a word, yes.
In many more words, here’s the scoop – Lead can be deadly at super high levels, usually in children, pregnant women, or already sick or nutritionally compromised adults. However, you or your kids are much more likely to experience low or medium level lead exposure vs. high exposure. Not that low level exposure is so great.

According to the National Safety Council (NSC), lead poisoning in children can result in IQ deficits, learning disabilities, behavioral problems, stunted or slowed growth, and impaired hearing. Once more lead gets into a child’s system, a child may suffer kidney damage, become …read more

One of the toys on my list (yes I keep a To Purchase List so that I can try to find things on sale) is this Russian Stacking Set from Haba. I first found it at Oompa when I featured them on my Lead Free Toys List back in August of last year.
You can also find this set at stores like Amazon Russian Empire Set and Kazoo

After my semi-annual dentist appointment this morning (and a lengthy conversation with the hygienist about adoption and infertility, as she is finally pregnant after 4 IVF attempts) I drove to the Secretary of State to get new stickers for our license plates because, you guessed it, they expired today.
While standing in line and writing a check (again, something last minute. Are you sensing a pattern here?) I glanced at my Drivers License and smiled at the great picture. Ah, ten pounds ago. Umm, okay, 15 pounds, but I’m working on it. But, what was horrifying was my address.
It …read more