Today I didn't lose my shirt. To explain, I got on the computer this morning to move money into my checking account so I could write the check for day care. (I CANNOT write a check if I know there isn't enough money in there, even if there will be later that day) When I tried to log on to my bank an extra step popped up. It looked pretty legit, had the bank logo and one that said VeriSign and a decent explanation. However as I read what I had to fill in, the warning bells started. It asked for ALL the information on/about my debit card including my pin number. That was the one that said this wasn't kosher.

Sure enough, I stopped in at the bank to deposit my paycheck and asked about it. The bank said that the most they would require would be t.o send me an ID number either to my phone or email and I would have to enter that. They would never ask for my debit info. So someone tried to phish my banking info and didn't get it

Oh, we also received the check from Pampers for the last box we bought before Ayla's poor bottom went south, which has cleared up completely *finally*

I received two pieces of mail today from Proctor and Gamble. First one was to acknowledge my complaint and they were looking into it, blah, blah, blah. The second one was quite different. In the little packet it contained an authorization form so that they could call our doctor and get her medical history. Why in Dante's inferno would I give you that access? It is not specific permission so they would have access to everything, sorry no, I personally think that is stupid. Next is a questionnaire that repeats everything they asked on the phone, don't you just love redundancy?. The following piece is a permission form to send in with the unused diapers so that I know the product will not be the same afterward. I know that, I doubt I'm going to use them anytime soon anyway.

I'm probably going to fill it out and send in the unused diapers. What's the harm and not like I'm going to lose anything except time.

First thing, what do you think of the new lay out? Took some time to figure out how to get what I wanted but I got there. Just figured I'd give a little update on what's going on over here.

I had to groom Simba pretty severely (for him) since I found some skin problems and hot spots on him. So now instead of his fluffy feet (normally clipped off), and the long butt feathers, think golden retriever, he now has more of a Labrador look and one semi bald patch at the base of his tail. Everyone is getting a dose of flea prevention so that'll be a fun exercise later today. It's going to take both myself and Nick to get them done.

Ben and Ayla are going along and growing nicely. Ben used to be just a little too short to reach the light switch in the bathroom, now he can reach it without a stool. Ayla is starting to fill out the 0-3 month onesies.

To update on the post I made about the Pampers Dry Max, I did contact the company using the number provided in the comments (after googling it to see if it was a legitimate number) and it is apparently a number they set up to deal with the current issues. Although a little thick on the Pampers rhetoric, I was satisfied with my dealings with them. They asked for details about what Ayla has going on and offered a refund for the last box of Pampers we bought.

I've restarted the search for a church. We were looking back around when Ben was born, but life kinda got in the way and fell into routine. When it came time for his baptism, Nick's Grandmother's church did it, more for her than for us, since she is a member of the same religion. Call it pride or what you will, but I don't want to have to ask again. I did find one that was ok, but Nick wants one with more people around our age. So the next one up is one in the next town that also has a school. I figure that should have a fair amount of people around our age and/or stage of life. The only concern I have is that is part of the Missouri Synod and I was brought up in a church that part of the ELCA. So I'm not sure what the practical differences are, but I'm just going to have to see.

So that's about it for now, Ayla's waking up and is probably going to let me know her stomach is empty soon.

Pampers Dry Max

Most of you know I'm not much for editorial blogs but this one hits too close to home.

Pampers Dry Max is now being investigated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission because of complaints by parents, like me, for causing burn like rashes on our babies' poor bottoms. While Pampers is basically dismissing the whole thing as a small group, apparently a "small group" is enough to get the CPSC moving.

I filed a complaint about Ayla's troubles earlier and would recommend anyone having similar issues also make their voice hears.

I, until now, loved Pampers Swaddlers. It was all we used with Ben and obviously intended to use with Ayla, but apparently we can't.