tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post116723428395862397..comments2024-03-06T05:16:15.314-05:00Comments on Chicky Chicky Baby: I'll just knock out a wall or twoChicky Chicky Babyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056206889322232109noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167615902796935352006-12-31T20:45:00.000-05:002006-12-31T20:45:00.000-05:00Yes, we're building on a room as well. I should h...Yes, we're building on a room as well. I should have known it was a bad sign when my parents said they were bringing an extra suitcase for the batteries. I feel your pain.Lawyer Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06819273107327846943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167414838216248172006-12-29T12:53:00.000-05:002006-12-29T12:53:00.000-05:00pumpkinpie ran out of steam before she got to the ...pumpkinpie ran out of steam before she got to the lovely baby doll and its snowsuit that I got her - and the $6 dora little people were the big hit anyway, so I'm fully putting the doll away in the closet and giving it to her birthday instead. <BR/><BR/>(love from The Grinch)kittenpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215443551546036909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167364850307938082006-12-28T23:00:00.000-05:002006-12-28T23:00:00.000-05:00Amen sister. I read a book that said that for eve...Amen sister. I read a book that said that for every new toy your child gets you should give away an old one. I'm totally going to do this...but I'll still have too many. Sigh...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167340670978594892006-12-28T16:17:00.000-05:002006-12-28T16:17:00.000-05:00I'm glad your holidays went so well, even if Chick...I'm glad your holidays went so well, even if Chicky did have to wear the santa suit. ;-) <BR/><BR/>As for the clean up, just, well, pace yourself. It will get done eventually.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!ewe are herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339650361453626546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167339904559536992006-12-28T16:05:00.000-05:002006-12-28T16:05:00.000-05:00So funny...I updated my Christmas baby gift post w...So funny...I updated my Christmas baby gift post with a link to this!Damselflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139191935886860839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167329452301117342006-12-28T13:10:00.000-05:002006-12-28T13:10:00.000-05:00Sounds like you had a nice holiday! Like you, it l...Sounds like you had a nice holiday! Like you, it looks like Christmas exploded all over our living room, too. Toys and junk everywhere! <BR/><BR/>We're going to hide half of the new toys Cordy got, and then slowly bring them out over the course of the year.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345875955750219033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167328173020368292006-12-28T12:49:00.000-05:002006-12-28T12:49:00.000-05:00My kids tend to be spoiled rotten as if to overcom...My kids tend to be spoiled rotten as if to overcompensate for the fact that their brother died.<BR/><BR/>"Oh, they miss their little brother...let's buy another amazingly irritating and overpriced trinket for them."<BR/><BR/>The good news is, I went in two days before Christmas and tossed out all their old toys. (Ahem, stuffed them into garbage bags and passed them onto Goodwill.)<BR/><BR/>The bad news is, I haven't seen either child since bringing home all their new found loot. I just leave a plate of food at their door, knock twice and run for cover. When they are down consuming the remains of the turkey carcass I have offered, they just slide the plate back under the door.<BR/><BR/>Wait, that isn't really bad news at all.<BR/><BR/>It's soooo peaceful and quiet here. <BR/><BR/>Nothing but the hum and beep of a new video game from one bedroom and the soft screeching of a child trying to imitate Jessica Simpson's yodelling from another.<BR/><BR/>We have sound proof doors. I highly recommend them!<BR/><BR/>Happy New Years!Redneck Mommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09947243296264284961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167325074555506392006-12-28T11:57:00.000-05:002006-12-28T11:57:00.000-05:00Glad you had fun...Ours was so busy...And now I am...Glad you had fun...<BR/>Ours was so busy...<BR/>And now I am basking in hanging out in my Pj'sfor the entire day.... and enjoying my family unit... <BR/>We will be having our huge xmas bash on the 30th... but in the meantime... I can sit here in denile and visit all my blogger friends...Pendullumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11833881250780345533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167324837167869392006-12-28T11:53:00.000-05:002006-12-28T11:53:00.000-05:00I hear ya..... we don't have room for the toys we ...I hear ya..... we don't have room for the toys we have already, I have no idea where to put the new ones. And since I now have a 4 month old, everytime I think about getting rid of something I think, "Well, Cayden could play with this in a few months." and the pile just keeps getting bigger.Jeniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01307079683484637744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167311508146377522006-12-28T08:11:00.000-05:002006-12-28T08:11:00.000-05:00Tee hee hee....Glad you had fun.Ours was uneventfu...Tee hee hee....<BR/>Glad you had fun.<BR/><BR/>Ours was uneventful, thankfully. I'm getting a post prepared for the new year...I'm just not motivated....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167280523505229692006-12-27T23:35:00.000-05:002006-12-27T23:35:00.000-05:00I'm still trying to find one of my kids from under...I'm still trying to find one of my kids from underneath the mountain of toys. And one of them has a birthday in a couple of weeks, yikes!Mamacita Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11984053506182838282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167275438515047382006-12-27T22:10:00.000-05:002006-12-27T22:10:00.000-05:00over quicker then I expected it to be, but good ov...over quicker then I expected it to be, but good overall.<BR/><BR/>Chicky is a lucky young ladySparky Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10599649584020982942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167272351571383392006-12-27T21:19:00.000-05:002006-12-27T21:19:00.000-05:00ah...well, much quieter than yours. 30 people? i...ah...well, much quieter than yours. 30 people? i love the thought of that.Girlplustwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056576921114387218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167270719284135472006-12-27T20:51:00.000-05:002006-12-27T20:51:00.000-05:00I wish there was a Goodwill store in my backyard s...I wish there was a Goodwill store in my backyard so as the plastic crap came in the front I could just chuck an equal load out the back.OhTheJoyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031731198115388411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167264649715806942006-12-27T19:10:00.000-05:002006-12-27T19:10:00.000-05:00I sighed a big sigh of relief when it was all over...I sighed a big sigh of relief when it was all over and done with, but then I got sad.<BR/><BR/>We enjoyed a nice quiet day with my parents. And I agree, I might have to sell some furniture to make room for the kids new loot!<BR/><BR/>Glad you had a great holiday.SJINCOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145386056147611628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167259439779206442006-12-27T17:43:00.000-05:002006-12-27T17:43:00.000-05:00I'm bummed I can't use the impending Santa visit a...I'm bummed I can't use the impending Santa visit as an incentive for good behavior. It seems wrong to pin the Easter Bunny with the whole naughty/nice thing ... not that I'm above it mind you.<BR/><BR/>How's that gravy boat doing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167258282368853402006-12-27T17:24:00.000-05:002006-12-27T17:24:00.000-05:00Oh, next year you'll have a few new tricks up your...Oh, next year you'll have a few new tricks up your sleeve.<BR/><BR/>Starting in September you'll begin purging toys and stuff, to make room (in anticipation) of new stuff flooding in.<BR/><BR/>Also the grandparental excitement wanes a bit, and the gifting becomes a bit more, ahem, manageable. In my experience. Also, the toys get smaller and the price tags bigger. Another nice deterrent.<BR/><BR/>Or you can be like me and have birthdays and Christmas all at once so it only happens once a year. ;)Julie Pipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167254043642197882006-12-27T16:14:00.000-05:002006-12-27T16:14:00.000-05:00You'll be pleased to know that as they get older, ...You'll be pleased to know that as they get older, the toys (most of them anyway) get smaller. This could be good or bad though, depending on how you look at it!!<BR/><BR/>Glad it was fun!<BR/><BR/>I am still tripping over wrapping paper and bows over here, and there is sticky tape on everything!<BR/><BR/>Carriecarriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038972194323564240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167252043953139472006-12-27T15:40:00.000-05:002006-12-27T15:40:00.000-05:00Isn't that crazy? I too feel like the toy to perso...Isn't that crazy? I too feel like the toy to person ratio in our house is way out of wack. Time to start putting some plastic crap away for another day. Hope you are recovering!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167250676436557082006-12-27T15:17:00.000-05:002006-12-27T15:17:00.000-05:00"...cashed in their retirement money and spent it ..."...cashed in their retirement money and spent it on Chicky"<BR/><BR/>I'm gagging at the moment. I have a deep and abiding fear of my elders not being able to retire in due course. Which is why we send them money books unsolicited. <BR/><BR/>But it sounds like this was a good thing for your dad, so congrats. And then get him "Rich Dad Poor Dad" or something to get him on the right path. <BR/><BR/>Visions of elderly housemates dance through my head....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167250039644846352006-12-27T15:07:00.000-05:002006-12-27T15:07:00.000-05:00yay! i'm glad you had a good holiday, even if it ...yay! i'm glad you had a good holiday, even if it was a little... um... *crowded*. maybe all the presents my family decided not to exchange this year (we did a present-less christmas) floated through the universe and went to chicky baby. if so, i'm sorry! are any of them at least fun for you to play with too? those are the best toys. :)Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389047861929002263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167247698152101132006-12-27T14:28:00.000-05:002006-12-27T14:28:00.000-05:00You hit the nail on the head - I'm seriously think...You hit the nail on the head - I'm seriously thinking I may have to buy a larger house just to accommodate all the new toys. And the worst part is, I'm not even joking.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15957626443087438904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167245723904402772006-12-27T13:55:00.000-05:002006-12-27T13:55:00.000-05:00We had to banish some plastic hell to the basement...We had to banish some plastic hell to the basement to make way for the new toys. To see the floor again is a dream we can dream for many years.<BR/><BR/>Maybe children love playing with empty boxes because they know they will soon be tossed away. I should test that theory with toys. Mwahaha!ms bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06997925420763913039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167243672670116662006-12-27T13:21:00.000-05:002006-12-27T13:21:00.000-05:00Your get togethers sound like our family! The sup...Your get togethers sound like our family! The super small living room at my SIL's was jam-packed with people opening gifts left and right, and to this day I still have no idea who got my son the helicopter he loves to play with, nor does he! And don't get me started on the amount of toys - what are they charging at storage companies these days? I'm like seriously debating it.<BR/><BR/>All in all, it was a great Christmas and my youngest son's first. So he was totally in awe of everything and everyone. He's still trying to calm down.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080488909182074526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17779098.post-1167242113113028242006-12-27T12:55:00.000-05:002006-12-27T12:55:00.000-05:00I had to use a Target gift card I got for Christma...I had to use a Target gift card I got for Christmas to buy more drawers for my little one's new toys. One of these days I'll be able to shop for myself. And her train set alone takes up most of the living room. (One of these days--maybe in the year 2020?--I'll also get control of my house again.)Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273781871163482149noreply@blogger.com