Meagan, our little reader, has been into Rick Riordan lately (of Percy Jackson fame) and has been begging us to get her the new book Mark of Athena for months. Of course, we already had it, it was a Christmas present, so the answer was always, "No." "But Whyyyyyy," she would whine. And as every parent knows, the proper answer is: "Because I said so." Jacob, on the other hand, is our little gamer. His Christmas was filled with new games for his Nintendo 3DS that he got for his Birthday.
Another 3DS game for Jacob. Apparently, he can tell what it is by the size of the present. I'll have to work on that for next year. Meagan, surprisingly enough, is still entranced by La-La-Loopsies as much as last year. She got another one. So now she has about 100. Do they have 100? No idea...
When we first got married, Sarah wanted a cat. Because he was her new "baby" she felt it necessary to buy every kind of cat toy imaginable (I'm pretty sure I still own stock in PetSmart). I, on the other hand, wanted nothing to do with the whole business. I didn't have time, because I was still in college pulling 20 hour days every day. As my brother-in-law Barry knows, you have to have fuel to sustain that. Fuel comes in the form of Mountain Dew. Back then, it was 24 can cubes which come in a square box with a removable cardboard tab so you can get the cans out. In the midst of studying, I didn't want to break to take an empty box that wouldn't fit very well into our kitchen garbage out to the dumpster so I would leave it by the door. What happened next was fascinating: the cat ignored all the many toys we had spent money on for it and instead decided to play in the Mountain Dew box. ALL. THE. TIME.
Now, you're probably wondering what that has to do with this Christmas. Well, I tell you that story so I can talk about this one. Apparently, after 70 years (it started in wide use in the military in 1942), Duct Tape has become a popular kids toy. Now I know what all you dad's are thinking... That's not what I mean (not that I haven't thought about it...). Apparently, it is now cool to make Duct tape purses, Duct tape bracelets, Duct tape necklaces, Duct tape book sleeves, and all sorts of other items. It comes in more than Grey, Black, and Bright Orange now too. You can get Dalmatian print, Tie-dye, and all sorts of other...interesting...colors. Meagan...plays with Duct tape. The engineer in me is SO proud...even if it isn't grey.
Grandma Walles knitted for presents this year. Meagan got a nice yellow sweater. Jacob, on the other hand has become something of a budding artist (as long as that art has to do with video games). But hey, Video Game Graphic Artists that are good make tons of money and get to work on some beautiful looking games - you never know...
Meagan got a whiteboard and some markers for it, and Jacob got a new set of clothes. The boy needs SO MANY CLOTHES. He just looks at them wrong and they fall to shreds. It's disgusting.
Yet ANOTHER La-La-Loopsie for Meagan - a "Special Edition" La-La-Loopsie. 'Cause she's Speshul! And Jacob also got a sweater from Grandma Walles. He's a blue fan, like his dad.
And that was the haul at Christmas. We had some good laughs. We got to spend time together as a family. We got sick. Multiple times. Chalk this one up as a success.
- Josh
Other than being sick, it looks like it was a great day!
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