tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24354635.post5053798990909455493..comments2023-11-05T07:37:16.244+00:00Comments on Notes from Inside My Head: Nineteen to the dozenSparxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04075991922896922279noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24354635.post-74157279440134914362009-12-16T09:57:35.287+00:002009-12-16T09:57:35.287+00:00Good Day!!! notes-inside-my-head.blogspot.com is o...Good Day!!! notes-inside-my-head.blogspot.com is one of the most excellent innovative websites of its kind. I take advantage of reading it every day. I will be back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24354635.post-13537680054510176342008-11-26T12:07:00.000+00:002008-11-26T12:07:00.000+00:00I enjoyed this post so much. I know what you mean ...I enjoyed this post so much. I know what you mean about all the presents. My kids used to get as much as I could cram under the tree, then forget who gave them what. Not this year. This year I'm buying presents from charity shops or making them (except for the laptops, which they do need).wakeupandsmellthecoffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24354635.post-55832475799117968432008-11-25T04:21:00.000+00:002008-11-25T04:21:00.000+00:00Jonathan had so many toys at his birthday we took ...Jonathan had so many toys at his birthday we took one and hid it in the closet for Christmas I agree that I don't remember anyone having so many toys when I was growing up...except my two best friends whose grandparents spoiled them rotten, but other than that...no one else.<BR/><BR/>I love the idea. Just great. Maybe we'll donate one or two or three or even SEX of Jonathan's gifts to charity this year!Lisa @ Boondock Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430994283914399581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24354635.post-18734584120552703842008-11-23T15:57:00.000+00:002008-11-23T15:57:00.000+00:00We are doing a 'secret santa' at work and everyone...We are doing a 'secret santa' at work and everyone has to buy a gfit from a charity shop.DJ Kirkbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481107164497582398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24354635.post-32044541843492380992008-11-23T00:31:00.000+00:002008-11-23T00:31:00.000+00:00Bambi is highly annoyed that the stream of large b...Bambi is highly annoyed that the stream of large boxes that the move supplied has now dried up. But as she's just had a birthday there are now more 'real' toys in the mix.<BR/><BR/>Will definitely be making donations. 'Tis the season to count one's blessings... fa la la la la.....The Good Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266643682242094342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24354635.post-25347973794242724452008-11-22T21:31:00.000+00:002008-11-22T21:31:00.000+00:00Rosies odd words included...BigDick... BiscuitLell...Rosies odd words included...<BR/>BigDick... Biscuit<BR/>Lellow... Yellow<BR/>Dod..... Dog<BR/>Bistick... (See BigDick)<BR/><BR/>These days its...<BR/>Pipples... Nipples<BR/>Groked... Broken<BR/>Kritty... Pretty<BR/>Gred... Bread<BR/><BR/>Yesterday in Tescos She pointed at a woman and said loudly... "Look Daddy. That lady's got big boobies!"Moley-Blokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07700997537859412672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24354635.post-74547737135937050922008-11-22T21:07:00.000+00:002008-11-22T21:07:00.000+00:00You're definitely on the right track Sparx. We wer...You're definitely on the right track Sparx. We were like you, in the beginning, and I only got a few good toys, knowing that others would give us more, and I haven't given any of them away yet since we knew Lauren would use them too. Now, I have a little house that is absolutely brimming with toys. I may have bought a few of them at the start, but not many. I think they breed at night. And that's not counting the crafts and artwork and experiments that Ella does now; there is literally not a squre foot of bare wall in my kitchen right now. Someone may have to come dig us out in a few years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24354635.post-81411609244077312292008-11-22T18:39:00.000+00:002008-11-22T18:39:00.000+00:00Here in Nelson we have a lovely tradition. 5 or 6...Here in Nelson we have a lovely tradition. 5 or 6 of the stores downtown set up decorated trees from which you can buy ornaments. The ornaments are all handmade by local charities. You buy the ornament and then make the donation as requested on it. For example you buy a wee wooden angel and on the back it might say 'wool sweater size 6'. You then go buy that thing and bring it back to the store. In our house we give each other the ornaments as gifts.Helen + ilana = Hihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16416440003661972174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24354635.post-13304734820607218362008-11-22T15:10:00.000+00:002008-11-22T15:10:00.000+00:00Great post! I have two teen grandsons and I starte...Great post! I have two teen grandsons and I started to pick up a $5 DVD for one, for his stocking and then saw the $5 bags of food they were wanting people to purchase for food baskets, so I put it back and got the food instead. It's a little thing, but we do what we can and it's an important lesson for him too. <BR/><BR/>I have a niece whose son, literally has more clothing than I have had in his life and he hasn't started school yet. He has a room cram packed with toys, a basement and backyard the same and in the garage he has six motorized vehicles. His mother says to me, "But, they are all different." I think it is mommies problem with security and feeling important or rich than his. However, some day it will be his problem when he thinks the world owes him, "everything."SAVanVleckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16526439123724746902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24354635.post-8933927657937673282008-11-22T15:00:00.000+00:002008-11-22T15:00:00.000+00:00we regularly go through and pitch stuff (and by pi...we regularly go through and pitch stuff (and by pitch i mean donate) from our kids' toybox here. legos are a huge deal at our house right now.darth sardonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17247659067852638070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24354635.post-18553227216849531262008-11-22T11:34:00.000+00:002008-11-22T11:34:00.000+00:00Sounds like an excellent charity. Instead of X-mas...Sounds like an excellent charity. Instead of X-mas gifts to the family, I try to scrape whatever money there is and donate to heifer international, or something of that ilk, instead. <BR/>I'd keep your potty mouth if I were you. Just look how overused the f-word is. Doesn't mean a thing nowadays, so might as well send all the other expletives that way as well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24354635.post-23057609787053894442008-11-22T02:24:00.000+00:002008-11-22T02:24:00.000+00:00Hey Sis,You Rock! Thanks.Hey Sis,<BR/>You Rock! Thanks.Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608264801204381726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24354635.post-82398035251493031532008-11-21T23:18:00.000+00:002008-11-21T23:18:00.000+00:00Toys seem to appear out of nowhere at our house. ...Toys seem to appear out of nowhere at our house. We have more than we need and I love the idea of just one less toy equals a donation to charity. The Spud is counting already! So advanced!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15563626559082151387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24354635.post-71795105266205740962008-11-21T13:40:00.000+00:002008-11-21T13:40:00.000+00:00Work as a nanny, and then you will know what "too ...Work as a nanny, and then you will know what "too many toys" looks like! It is crazy! What got me was the job with a play room overflowing with toys that the parents asked me to "organize". I wanted to get out a Physics book (would that be Physics?) and a pad of paper and draw a diagram. "THIS will not fit in THIS".<BR/>Sex and bugger, bugger, bugger cracked me up!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164420416881517854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24354635.post-59953049846686307262008-11-21T09:44:00.000+00:002008-11-21T09:44:00.000+00:00I agree about the overabundance of toys - one of o...I agree about the overabundance of toys - one of our neighbours has pretty much a whole room full of toys. Thing is, his parents are the same - their toys are mostly electronic, though. New phones, computers, Wii, Xbox, DVDs... no wonder they do the same for the kids.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929723020089651115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24354635.post-38016964267993972652008-11-21T02:10:00.000+00:002008-11-21T02:10:00.000+00:00I feel the exact same way about my children and th...I feel the exact same way about my children and their toys - they seem so deprived compared to some of their friends! I despise the clutter and hope to teach them to be happy with what they've got, so our rule has always been that when new toys come in (generally via the grandparents), toys that they have outgrown or are no longer interested in are donated to charity.<BR/><BR/>Don't forget the cardboard tubes that toilet paper and papertowels come on - those provide hours of entertainment around here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com