Kids surprise us sometimes with the things that they say. They are like a really good salesperson - you just never know what is going to come out of his/her mouth. The words horrified or aaawww come to mind when thinking about a conversation with a child.
Both of my girls are so dear to my heart. I am humbled and honored that I have been given the opportunity to stay home with them and teach them. I heard my 1-year old Baby Bina from the kitchen. She was talking to the dog. They are best friends, you know. He even attends the girls' tea parties. Bina cupped his chin in her hands and told him, "You're perfect just the way you are."
When I heard that my heart melted and then I thought, "Did my child just say that? That is the sweetest thing, even if it was to the dog."
Has a child, yours or otherwise, ever surprised you with something s/he said? I would love to read your stories. Please share them here.
Karina
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Welcome back to Shop-A-Thon Thursday. This list contains retailers and manufacturers whose products are made in the USA. As always, I am excited to bring them to you. If there is ever anything that you are looking for that is made in the USA and cannot find, please let me know. I love hearing from you. I hope that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Ahh Bean Bags (Ashburn, VA) Direct-from-the-factory, high quality, durable, stylish bean bags with washable covers plus water-repellent microfiber liners. They offer bean bag filler, separate covers, super strong liners, and even free fabric swatches to help you choose which bean bag suits your needs.
Ann's Bean Bags (Palmetto, FL) "Household tested, commercial grade approved"! Every Ann's Bean Bag that leaves our manufacturing plant goes through extensive testing to insure the quality and comfort our customers deserve.See their other site: Ocean Tamer Marine Bean Bags
Birthing Gown (Allenstown, PA) A wrap-style dress, made of soft jersey material that gives you freedom of movement. The Birthing Gown allows doctors and nurses access to administer pain management, IVs, and take vital signs, while allowing you to breastfeed your baby.
Blue Ribbon (Stuart, FL) Weld-built agility equipment that is user friendly for both dogs and their handlers. It accomodates a variety of size dogs. You can order their products via email or by phone and they can ship them to you.
Booty Bean Bags (HQ: Charlotte, NC; Made in GA) Manufacturer that offers bean bags made with the highest quality memory foam and cover fabrics. They’re fashionable, comfortable, durable, affordable, environmentally friendly...and made in the USA, too.
Bronner's Christmas Wonderland (Frankenmuth, MI) Since 1945, Bronner's has adorned homes with their Christmas delights, "for all seasons, reasons, and budgets." If you get an opportunity, shop by the History of Bronner's page. It is a wonderful story.
Freedom Tray (Winston Salem, NC) The ultimate food and drink carrier. Visit their Uses page to see all of the functions that this neat little tray has. It truly is versatile. All of the materials to make this tray also come from the U.S.
French Paper (Niles, MI) I was looking for construction paper made in the USA and came across this company. Here is a company with a story. They are "one of the last, small, independent [paper] mills in America" currently run by three generations of French men (last name French), for a total of six generations. They provide tours of their mill to show how they make products including a long list of different types of paper, envelopes and posters to name a few.
**Note: The buttons in their Pop Ink line is not made in the USA. Everything else - right here!
LightingCatalog.com (Racine, WI) Retailer of wall sconces including outdoor wall sconces, chandliers, pendant lighting, billiard lighting, post lights, outdoor pendant lighting, table lamp
Mixbook (HQ: Palo Alto, CA) Completely customizable photo books, cards, photo calendars, birth announcements, invitations, stationery, digital scrapbooking and year books.
** They have printing facilities in Washington, Idaho, Maryland, Tennessee, and two in New York.
Ocean Tamer Marine Bean Bags (Palmetto, FL) Bean bags by boaters for boaters. With experience working on boats ranging from 15' to over 100', center consoles to large yachts, these bean bags are designed to absorb the shock and pounding of rough seas and prevent back discomfort, neck pain, and vessel fatigue caused by long rides offshore. See their other site: Ann's Bean Bags
Wild Cat Territory (New York City, NY) We are proud and committed to manufacturing in America. Couture sewing is at the foundation of our designs. They make bedding including duvet covers, pillow shams, bedskirts, pillow cases, rugs, throws, window treatments. They are a wholesale supplier to specialty retailers, select etailers and interior designers. They are available at Wayfair.
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Note: I will ask for your forgiveness in advance. This post is the ranting of a disappointed woman. If you have a pet that means anything to you, you will understand. I figured pets are a great American pasttime so this post seems appropriate.
Our "Big Mama" passed away almost two months ago, on the day of her 11th birthday. We took her to a local will-not-mention "chain" vet's office to be cremated. (We have BANned this FIELD of bad service providers from any future pet appointments.) As you guessed, Big Mama was our beloved dog. That was her nickname because she took care of everyone. Her bark even changed when she was letting us know that one of the kids (ours or someone else's) was doing something s/he should not have been.
We decided to have her cremated. When we took her to the chain-that-will-not-be-named vet's office, we were told that it would be a couple of weeks before she would be back. Our sad goodbyes were said and we left her.
Recently, we received a phone call from this chain's vet's office letting us know that they still had her there (her body, not her remains) and that we had not paid, and wanted to know what were we going to do with her. I'm sorry what did you just say?? What do you say to that conversation? I politely said I would speak to my husband and call her back. If you have a man in your life and if he has a dog, you know exactly what the reaction was to that news. (Actually, I don't think you have to be a man to have reacted.) He shot off the couch like a bullet out of a gun. He called to verify that I had heard them correctly and they confirmed that I had indeed heard everything correctly.
As this dog was his best friend shortly before I was, he launched a social media campaign to let everyone know how his dog had been treated, or rather mistreated. He called their corporate office and was told that they would look into it and call him later in the afternoon. That call never came. The next day he called their corporate office again. This time they knew exactly who he was because of his social media campaign. He was transferred to someone's voicemail. Really?
A manager finally called back later that afternoon and spoke with my husband. He said he was going to contact the manager of the store we took our dog to and handle this. He apologized and said that they were going to have an inspection done of the store to make sure this did not happen again.
Ok. Here I go. This should not have happened to begin with. What makes me sad and brings me to tears is the thought of our beloved dog lying in their store somewhere like she was a stray dog or an unloved dog. She was loved and respected. She is missed dearly. She was the cuddliest dog. She was good to all the kids that came to our home. She was the best vaccuum cleaner...EVER! I can't say enough about her. And this store, to cover up the fact that they made several mistakes, called us to put it back on us. They poured salt on our wound. They left her there for this long (or better said forgot about her). We thought it was taking a while, but when we dropped her off the young lady told us it would take a few weeks. We figured we would call at the two month mark to followup. How long would they have let her lay there before contacting us? Would we have been the ones to contact them to see where her remains were? Then, they did not collect payment up front, which apparently is not something they do. How is that my fault? When the young lady called, she had said that we had been sent to collections. What?! How do we get sent to collections for a service we obviously did not receive since the dog was still sitting there and they accepted us leaving her there before collecting their payment and then didn't bill us? Why didn't they just cremate her, call us to let us know that her remains were ready and give us the opportunity to pay when we picked up her remains? They forgot about her and tried to cover it up. That's how.
What saddens me is this: Where was the accountability before this phone call was made? Why did the dog sit there for so long before they called us? Why did they threaten us with collections? Someone wanted to cover a mistake instead of saying, "I'm sorry. I made a mistake." The fact that my dog has been there for so long is saddening. The fact that they tried to cover up a mistake by making it seem like I did something wrong is absolutely offensive. That fact made me cry. It's amazing at how far, "I'm sorry" goes. Accountability. Admit it and move on. Our Big Mama Kai deserves it.
Karina
