The holidays are coming and we've been getting catalogs in the mail describing the hottest toys of the season. There are gizmos and gadgets, dolls that walk and talk in more languages than I can, computers for toddlers, bicycles that hook up to your tv so your kids can ride while they play video games. I was feeling a lot of pressure and angst...what's the best gift for three year old girls? Joel had some adding maching tape that didn't fit his new machine, so he gave it to Chloe and Emily to play with. They occupied themselves for a good 30 minutes, rolling the tape across the floor, gathering it up in a pile, running through it, tossing it up in the air, winding themselves up like mummies. It just made me realize that they are still at the age where simple things are delightful and we don't need to rush out and buy the season's hottest fad. So have fun Christmas shopping. Remember what was fun when you were a kid? Lincoln Logs, Tinkertoys, Barbies. Simple is good and I hear Staples is having a sale on adding machine tape......
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