TOYS TO REMEMBER

I was just thinking about Christmas, being the owner of two kids and all. I was thinking about childhood toys. At first I was on a quest to find some cool vintage toys, I liked playing with, that maybe some of these new humans would like. Then I remembered, especially after seeing the kind of dough people think these things are worth, you can't push this stuff on these new kids. This really cool stuff that we cherished so much, they probably will not. And then we would just be disappointed in them. Plus there really are a lot of really cool toys these days!

First Photo: "Dolly Pops" Sooooo Cool. Good church toy. Loved Them!

Second Photo: "Moppets, Moppets, Moppets Secret Dollhouse" Do you remember the song? Definitely one of my favorite toys!!!!

P.S. Do not think I do not remember all of the barbies. But they are their own subject! They cannot be lumped in with the likes of these one hit wonders!

Tara, do you remember those Hello Kitty and My Melody dolls we had that were sort of like paper dolls, but made from that flat puffy plastic? I spotted some puffy plastic stickers, but not the dolls. Maybe they were just a dream. Let me know.

Happy Winter is Here from the Northernmost Russell-Nash's

Augusta is angry because she wants the purple parka that Fran is wearing (it was Gus's last year) and perhaps angry she has to wear Ami's un-feminine plain black snowsuit....I tried to make it right by letting her wear the coveted owl hat...but it didn't matter.....
We have about 7 inches of hell flakes littering the JBER/Anchorage area tonight. It sucks. Love, Tara

Cash for Candy

After a successful night of Trick or Treating a mother makes an effort to save her children's teeth from cavities. She pays them off with cash for their candy. Remarkably the stash of candy ends up here. AWESOME!!!!!!!!

Saying goodbye to Harley

She fought the good fight. Today she couldn't eat and she was totally blind. She was a walking skeleton. Val and I took her to the Vet and they put her down. Val took it especially hard since Harley was her favorite animal. We buried her next to her old pal Sydney, she will be missed.

Trick or Treat in the old neighborhood

Val made it happen. She put together some cool treats for the little zombies. We had a bunch of kids this year, probably because of the recession. They looked hungry.

Bored last night...

Saying goodbye to the 63 Ambulance

Every time I looked at the Ambulance in the back yard, I thought about Brad and the boys terrorizing the neighborhood with the lights flashing and the siren screaming. All the neighbor kids called it a Ghost Buster car. Good times! Well we pushed it out of the dead end yesterday. It took 2 cans of green slime to keep the tires inflated. It is waiting for a transport to take it to it's new home. Benton put it on Craig's List a couple weeks ago and got a buyer. A doctor who lives in Hawaii and California bought it. He collects Ambulances and the 63 is his favorite year. Another memory has left the back yard.