I still love Legos, but not stepping on them in bare feet. OW!
Damn it! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt monkey!
Xander ,'Lessons'
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.
Jesse - Aug 25, 2006 8:06:44 am PDT #4545 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
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
It's actually been a really hard year, when you stop and do the math. Eliot would cry, too, if it didn't take him seventy minutes of therapy, two cocktails, and a Sondheim medley before he can experience a human emotion through the haze of his PTSD.
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.
Steph L. - Aug 25, 2006 8:15:02 am PDT #4553 of 10001
It's actually been a really hard year, when you stop and do the math. Eliot would cry, too, if it didn't take him seventy minutes of therapy, two cocktails, and a Sondheim medley before he can experience a human emotion through the haze of his PTSD.
play-doh, crayons, colored pencils, and construction paper - that's what I have in the house.
Weren't you going to paint a wall with chalkboard paint?
sarameg - Aug 25, 2006 8:15:48 am PDT #4554 of 10001
I still love Legos, but not stepping on them in bare feet. OW!
My dad hated legos with a passion for this (but he liked playing with them too!) We learned a lot of creative obscenities courtesy of those little plastic blocks. I remember the Christmas my brother got the space station. Dad turned to mom and said "You ARE trying to kill me."