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Schooling two active boys has never been more... interesting. That's the word I'm looking for!
I love my boys! God has given them the blessing of strong, active bodies and minds. We continually pray the first will remain intact, and the second will remain engaged with Him first, and then the school work. You'll meet my sweet sons, both entirely different, but both loving God to the best of their ability in the way He made them. I lovingly refer to them as my Bell Pepper Boy and my Habanero or Hambone. That should say it all!
This blog is an eclectic mix. The events, conversations, and the thoughts behind it all will be in here.
Every once in a while I'll try to capture something I don't want to forget. I hope you find things you enjoy. Please let me know if you do!
Blessings!
Our Curriculum
- Mystery of History vol. 1
- Saxon 5/4
- Horizons Grade 2
- A Beka Language
- Spelling Power
- Apologia Zoology 1
Books I'm Reading
- The Bible (Isaiah)
- Invitation to the Jesus Life
- Discover Your Child's Learning Style
- The Way They Learn
- Archimedes and the Door of Science
- (all things Trojan at the moment)
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Monday, February 23, 2009
Brain Boosting Supplements?
Posted in Boy Things
There are two things that need to be said at the head of this entry:
1. Everyone involved is basically okay, with the exception of a scolding.
2. I think I want my money back!
My Darling Hero went shopping with my son this last week. That's one of the beauties of our relationship: he carries prices in his head and is less susceptible to the marketing and mood swings, so he shops and spends less money than I ever would. It's a win-win for our family. :')
This particular trip, he took Habanero with him. I was told the trip went well, and that Habanero made the selections as they went. (So much for the "not susceptible to marketing" part of this trip, I'm guessing.) But, I digress. They came home with the needs for our family for the next week or so, and I was basically pleased as punch.
Something that escaped my gaze as we were putting things away was a new additional product intended for the kids' vitamin and supplement regimen. It was gummy bear-like in nature, and it contained omega-3's. Bigger than life, the packaging claimed "Boosts Brain Function" and "Brain Boosters" in large cartoon-ish lettering. Perfect. Sounds like marketing, but it sure sounds like something I could really support if the end results are even half what they claim. (They almost sold me on the product, but I'm very sure they sold my son first!) Mind you, again, I didn't know these were in the house yet.
Surprisingly, there is more to the story. (You weren't surprised, were you? Really?)
Darling Habanero knew this product was in my cabinet, with the vitamins they would normally take. I didn't think anything of it when he told me he would be getting his vitamins at the proper time in the morning. It's after that it appears to get all fuzzy.
Later that evening, when the Hero was home, Habanero shared that he was experiencing some diahrrea for some odd reason. (Hmmm. I couldn't come up with an explanation for that one.) Enough germs have been floating through the house lately that I wasn't all that suprised anymore.
Well, fast forward to the next morning when the Hero was doling out vitamins and supplements. This is when he found that there were over 40 "Brain Boosters" missing in the packaging that had been recently purchased. I won't get into the specific dialog that took place, but I will say that I, not being familiar with said supplemental product was on the website in mere nanoseconds to find out what to do!
Did you know. . . .
If said product contained vitamin D or Iron, Habanero would have been in really, really serious trouble?
Products that contain those things will always have an emergency number to call, but the ER is where you are going?
But, if said product does NOT contain vitamin D or Iron, you are much safer?
Thankfully, the "Brain Boosters" did not have an emergency number on it because most of what is in it is the sugar coating...and oil. Yes, oil.
Did I mention that Habanero had a bit of diahrreah? Yeah. Well, we can be reasonably sure he has lubricated every internal part now. I'll consider this his 3,000 mile oil change for...the rest of his life?
Again, all was well.
But, I want my money back! Seriously! After that many of them...sneaked over a period of a day...where was the brain boosting after, say, 10 of them? Where was the boosting after, say, 25? Yeah, just another expensive marketing ploy, I tell you! :'P
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