Wind it up

There are two buckets full of wind up toys in the Nana room. The grandkids actually ask me to bring them out and they play with all of them. Yes there are favorites among the hopping, spinning, flapping & walking creatures. Some of them are new creations and some are vintage like the Woodstock of Peanuts fame.
There is one windup vintage toy character that none of the kids knew. They had asked me previously who it was and it took me a while to decide how to explain him. Last night he was brought out again and the renewed interest began. This time with Mommy around we tried to explain E.T.


I happen to have the movie on DVD and suggested we all watch it together. Mommy was not so sure they were ready for it. These grandchildren are 3-5-7 years old and can be sensitive to sad stories. After dinner we put the movie in. Unfortunately Mommy said when she was a little girl she was afraid at the beginning so that put it in their minds that it was a spooky story. They all wanted to sit next to Mommy with the blanket.

I know I should have taken pictures. But let’s just say it was soooooooo darn cute watching everyone experience E.T. for the first time. Joy thinks he is scary but loves Gertie (Drew Barrymore). Korban was really immersed in how Elliot was trying to take care of E.T., And Kentucky was able to predict the “Feelings” E.T. was having about wanting to go home. He also loved (jumped all over the living room) the bike race at the end and helping E.T. escape.

Over all it was wonderful. As Mommy and I watched we also noticed all the bloopers, clothing/costume choices, toys in the closet and Product Placement (Reeses Pieces, Coors Beer, etc.). This made it even interesting to us. Even Grandpa said it was the first time he had seen all three kids engrossed in the same movie. They never left the room.

Now my little wind up toy has a special meaning to 3 more kids.
Phone Home. . . . . . . .

It happens in every family

Take 1 six year old (who should know better) add 1 four year old (who should also know better) then add 1 two year old (who doesn't know better but comes up with the idea) and leave alone in a room. Place 1 pair of safety scissors within reach aaannnndddd. . . .what do you get? A group of kids that look like they either suffer from Mange, or have had a bout of Chemo recently. Yes, it happened under the watch of the soon to be EX daycare provider. And get this. . . She even cut Joy's hair more to "trim it up" after the incident. I am so mad at her. You should leave the hair alone till the mommy can see first hand the damage and have a one on one with the child to discuss what has happened. Now when you ask Joy who cut her hair she says Kentucky, Korban and Miss Heather.

Last year she had a scar on her forehead for her 2nd birthday pictures. This year on her 3rd birthday she will have a reverse Mohawk.She has gone from this. . . .

To this.. . . .
So now we have Kentucky who won't let me take pictures of him because he knows he looks stupid (his word) with a chunk of his hair missing from the front. Korban is embarrassed also and even though he had a buzz cut just weeks ago, he now has polkadot places missing all over his head. And Joy. . .Poor Joy. . . gone are the soft blonde curls. Sigh. This will go down in the Family lore.