if you care about handmade products, family business, kids and the ability of the economy to improve

go here, vote for this. i am not a eloquent writer and will not pain you with pages of reasons you should do this. i will say today is a special birthday and i am taking time away from that to post this. because i want to be able to make a living, i want the mostly women, i know to continue to financially support their families i voted for this http://www.change.org/ideas/view/save_handmade_toys_from_the_cpsia

and this: http://www.handmadetoyalliance.org/it-s-not-just-toys

thanks so much!