[blparent] presents?

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

I also bought my nephew one of those helicopters a few years ago, and it 
crash landed and broke within a few minutes.

Santa brought Sarah the Dora the Explorer kitchen she'd been wanting, as 
well as a turtle tent she can actually sleep in.  Now she wants a sleeping 
bag to go with the tent, so she asked if Santa would come back and give her 
one.  I said no, Santa's going to have a long rest, but her birthday is 
coming up.  She got some puzzles and new pajamas, a magnetic fishing game, 
and a toy camera with animal slides to look at.  She also got a bus and an 
airplane for her Little People toys, which she still plays with a lot even 
as she gets older.  She got a new playdough set, and her uncle bought her a 
bunch of markers and other art supplies.  She got a bear with a story book, 
and when you read parts of the book, the bear responds--although sometimes 
he does, sometimes he doesn't.  We were joking that the bear is a little 
hard of hearing, you kind of have to shout at him before he answers. 
Stephen bought Sarah a Happy Napper, which is a ladybug you can pull the 
insides out of to make a pillow.  Sarah also got some print/braille books I 
can read to her, of which "Quiet Loud" is her favorite.  The other two are 
Dr. Seuss.

We bought Stephen a telescope because he likes to look at the stars and try 
to see planets and things.  I bought him a puzzle of World War II aircraft 
and a game called Totally Gross, which is facts you never really wanted to 
know about science and nature.  For example, did you know a goose can poop a 
whole pound in one day?  So, with millions of geese flying around, that's 
millions of pounds of ... you get the picture.  His mom bought him an Ipod 
and a scooter you stand on and ride, which I thought was kind of 
crazy--that's a lot of money, but what can you do?

I got Gerald a remote start for his car so he could warm it up in the winter 
before he goes out, and I won't have to hear about what a drag it is to get 
in a cold car.  *Smile.*  I got some new slippers, flannel-lined jeans, a 
fluffy robe--I sense a cold theme going on here.

Anyway, merry Christmas to you all.
Jo Elizabeth

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, 
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of 
the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all of 
these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist

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From: "Pipi" <blahblahblah0822 at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 9:59 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] presents?

> I remember getting my nephew a helocopter a couple of years ago and having 
> a similar experience. They don't make toys like they used to.
> Savannah got a cabbage patch, a baby alive doll, a dora puzzle play mat, a 
> tool kit, clothes which she opened screamed happily and said i love them 
> lol, um she got a gift card, a personalized backpack, a littliest pet shop 
> remote control car, a cleaning set, and some new play food.
> I received new slippers and pj pants, a real jewelry box for once in my 
> life, which i love, new boots, gift cards, and new yoga pants.
> I wasn't expecting all of the gifts that I received, but was completely 
> grateful for all.
> It was a lovely day with just enough family, plenty of food, and lots of 
> love.
> Pipi
>
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