My Eggo!
Get up...get up, you stupid piece of... What did you do that for? What's wrong with you? Didn't you hear a word he said? All of you! You think there's someone just going to drop money on you?! Money they could use?! Well, there ain't people like that. There's just people like me.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Aims - Aug 25, 2006 7:57:16 am PDT #4543 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
sarameg - Aug 25, 2006 8:00:57 am PDT #4544 of 10001
My nephew's favorite entertainments at the parents: turtle, spray bottle, cranky grandpa.
I am such a minimalist when it comes to toys. Not minimal as in few, but as in basic. I still think the best toy ever is colored wooden blocks. Kinda wish I had a set.
If I were to have kids, they'd probably hate me.
Jesse - Aug 25, 2006 8:06:44 am PDT #4545 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I still love Legos, but not stepping on them in bare feet. OW!
DavidS - Aug 25, 2006 8:06:56 am PDT #4546 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Brio train sets are a big hit at age 5. They're fun and simple and extremely durable. It's a bit of an investment but they have a cheaply priced starter set (figure 8) where you can try it and see if he likes it.
These are the wooden tracks that fit together
DavidS - Aug 25, 2006 8:07:49 am PDT #4547 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
At five, Mac might need Duplos still. Little fingers have a hard time snaping the smaller Legos together.
Cashmere - Aug 25, 2006 8:08:17 am PDT #4548 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I still love Legos, but not stepping on them in bare feet. OW!
There's an ad in one of my parents' magazines for some kind of Mom pampering product. It's a huge photo of a woman's foot with the imprint of a lego on the sole. So. Perfect.
sumi - Aug 25, 2006 8:08:22 am PDT #4549 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Tim Gunn interview from Jane Magazine.
msbelle - Aug 25, 2006 8:11:00 am PDT #4550 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
train set sounds big and space-taking-up.
colored blocks are the best toys ever. I wonder if they make sets now that are that pressed foam, rather than wood.
Jesse - Aug 25, 2006 8:11:23 am PDT #4551 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Aw, Duplos. (Not sure why I feel nostalgic about Duplos, but there you go.)
Steph L. - Aug 25, 2006 8:13:47 am PDT #4552 of 10001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
You're going to be a great mom, and part of the wonder of parenting is getting to know all that stuff. Its so exciting! I tear up every time mac comes up.
In my office of 18, there are 4 people who have adopted children; 3 of the 4 have adopted internationally (2 Guatemala; 1 India).
msbelle, I mentioned your good news about mac to them, and, even though they don't know you, they were SO thrilled for you.