Rant - Play-Doh made in China

I wanted to buy some Play-Doh for Baby Girl since she had fun at her Gymboree Art Class with it. But every package I found said MADE IN CHINA and being a 'China Free' Household I put them all back on the shelf.

Does anyone know of a 'Not Made In China' substitute?

Rant - Gymboree Moms

This post is not about all moms but a few at my local Gymboree. We signed Baby Girl up for the Gold Membership at Gymboree. And while I love the teachers and classes what I hate are the Moms/Nannies who bring their children when they are sick!!! There is even a sign saying if your child is sick please don't bring them to class. But I guess that rule applies to everyone else and not THEIR child. If you child is coughing and yellow/green stuff is coming from their nose, KEEP THEM HOME!!!

Rave - Playtex

Ever since the first scare of products from China I have been on the look out for products made in the good old USA. And I've found two more to add to the list.

Playtex has a sippy cup called QuickStraw. It has a built in straw that folds away and it is not completely leak proof but it does a pretty darn good job.






I also discovered a Disney cup actually made in the USA. As with most children mine is drawn to certain Disney characters. Her favorite is Ariel from the Little Mermaid along with Curious George. So imagine my surprise when I found Disney cups that are made in the USA!!! Yes I said products with Disney characters made in the USA. I said that twice cause this is like finding a leprechaun. It is the Playtex Insulator Cups.




I have not used them yet so I can't report on how well they work. You can also find these cups with the Disney Princesses and Cars characters. I found mine at my local Albertsons.

Rant - Customer service isn't what it use to be

The other night we were at Macy's at Northgate Mall looking for a pair of black jeans for my husband. We found one pair of Levis in a style he liked but they were in the wrong size. We gave up looking and I went to find a Sales Person for help. But when I asked her if she could help us locate a size she gave a look like was crazy to ask HER for help.

Rant - Lowes Paints

In our bedroom we decided to have it like walking into a Bamboo Forest. I am a huge Martha Stewart fan so I wanted to check out her new paint colors at Lowes. We found two greens we liked, Kyoto Green for the walls and Green Hellebore for the ceiling. Before I start in on the Rant I will tell you a good thing. At Lowes you can get a sample of the paint color in a smaller can than the usual pint. Now on to the rant. The paints smelled horrible. I had a headache within minutes and both my husband and I needed to wear our respirators. And the paints didn't go on as smooth as the Behr nor do they look as nice now that the walls and ceiling are done. We both agree that next time we paint if we pick a color at Lowes we will go to Home Depot and have them mix it up with Behr paints.

Rave - Behr & Sherwin Williams Paints

We have been busy working on our remodel here (which is why there has been no new posts) and the painting has started. Baby Girl's room is going to be a fairy theme. After going through hundreds and hundreds of paint chips we finally decided on the Walt Disney colors Atta Boy Blue and Pooh's Favorite Things in Behr paints. The paints had a very low odor and they went on so smooth.

Our hallway is going to be Monarch from Sherwin Williams. Martha Stewart use to have a line of colors at SW but they are no longer there. I love her colors. Our living room is painted Zest and Monarch. We have the first 2 coats up but we need about 4 more coats. That was the only thing wrong with the SW Martha Stewart paints. We needed 5-6 coats, but the end result is worth it.