[blparent] presents?

Wed Dec 28 04:18:16 UTC 2011

That's funny.  I had a friend who used to get exasperated with the speech 
recognition program on his computer and yell at it, and then it would type 
what he yelled.

Sarah gets to sleep in the tent tonight.  A friend of mine hadn't bought her 
a present yet, so I think she'll be getting a sleeping bag to go with the 
tent.

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: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 9:10 PM
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] presents?

> Jo elizabeth, we still have the Little people bus, train and fire truck 
> and
> Gab doesn't want to get rid of them.  Heck, when little peeps come to 
> visit,
> out they come and all the kids sit around and play with them.
> I jus tloved what you said about the hard of hearing bear.  It reminded me
> of the   sinc stuff in our new truck.  It can't hear some days and my
> husband get so frustrated at it and yells at it, U S B and then the stupid
> car will say, "no U S B connected as it sits there and plays the music we
> asked for.  It's funny because my husband is the most patient person and 
> to
> hear im yell at the the stupid car is funny.
>
> Also that tent you mentioned, we also had and have Gab's still.  There's
> just somethings you cannot get rid of.
> V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
> Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 8:41 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] presents?
>
> 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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