NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/misc/kids/30923

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Organization: Penn State University
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 11:04:02 EST
From: Chris Himes <[e-mail]>
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Our early Christmas
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Well, we will soon be off for the mountains of Colorado to spend Christmas
with Grandma and Grandpa.  Yesterday we opened our presents at home, and
true to form, Douglas (15 mos.) was most interested in the two most
inexpensive presents he received.  Craig had gotten him a few refrigerator
magnets shaped liked footballs, basketballs, and baseballs and had wrapped
them in a small box.  Doug must have spent 20 minutes putting them in and
out of the box and carrying them around.  Until he opened the next favorite
toy, a plastic milk jug and four balls and a hammer that we picked up at the
last minute at the Dollar Store.  (By the way, what is the point of the
hammer with this toy???  You don't use it to bang the balls in or out, it
doesn't make noise when you hit the bottle, any ideas?)

Along the lines of the recent posts about Christmas trees, Doug has been
very good with our tree.  He loves to see the lights turned on and goes
right to the tree every morning.  I'm afraid he will be a little
disappointed when we take it down.  One evening he seemed unusually quiet
and a quick check found him lying on the floor by the tree staring up at
the lights.  He looked positively angelic.

I hope everyone enjoys the holiday season at their house.  And best wishes
for a new year filled with health and happiness.

Chris Himes (and Craig + Douglas)