A Blog-a-day in MAY.....1. Product Recall

The other day we saw on the news that our crib has been recalled. All Simplicity cribs have pretty much been labeled a safety hazard. Super. Our crib was kinda falling apart anyway. And it's only been through one kid. Anyone who has ever had a toddler knows that kids JUMP in those cribs. Here's what our crib looked like.

The joints weren't holding like they should anyway, and since we bought this thing I've had a change in taste. I don't really care for the round rails and that color of wood anymore. So we took it back to Shopko where we bought it. They actually gave us the full-price in-store-credit (despite the fact that we were missing the toddler bed side-rails and the wheely-drawer that goes underneath it) which was surprizing....but good cuz we PAID full-price for it.

Then we went to the back of the store and picked out a new one. Of course there's nothing that cheap in the store anymore, so we had to pay more for the new crib. But it looks SOOO much better!! Here's the one we got:

Parker's setting it up as we speak. I'm glad to have a new, better looking, more sturdy crib for my babies. I think stores actually make quite a bit of money on product recalls. For those who are curious, simplicity cribs were sold at WalMart, Shopko, and Target stores. Do YOU have one? You might be entitled to a new crib!