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Babies in the Back Yard: Safety Tips Never to Skip

“Long stormy spring-time, wet contentious April, winter chilling the lap of very May; but at length the season of summer does come.” – Thomas Carlyle Summer is practically here and what does summer mean to you? For me and my family, that means backyard fun! From...

Pool Safety For Kids

Summer brings with it all the fun of being outdoors. Now is the time to review some of the basics of pool safety, especially since drowning is the second most prevalent cause of death for children under the age of 14. More than half of those incidents occur during the...

Summer is Coming: Please Prevent Drownings

Hi Heroes. We’re almost into June, the month of the year that sees the second highest number of drownings (statistics taken from the State of Washington). No matter where you live, if you’ve got kids it’s important to teach them water safety. To that...

The Pool Story

Okay, I just remembered another funny from the past. When The Manager and Captain Earthquake were 2, we got them one of those cute little plastic pools too splash in. Being that we live in an area where mosquitoes can be a concern, I tend to avoid standing water. So I...