I am pretty interested in getting a Cozy Coupe for CRB, even if the neighbors don't throw one out. I do question my judgment on this because we did return little Ella's fire truck coupe after borrowing it only for a day because CRB was so rough on it.
Is this inevitable with fearless CRB?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S7z9ZeLOZQ&feature=related
It looks as if he'd have years of enjoyment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mp_cIceZQg&feature=related
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Dear Neighbors:
The entire Classic Rock family has come up with a list of some things that we would like you to throw out, since you all seem to be in that mindset.
From CRB:
1) a cozy coupe
2) any kind of ball
From ToolMan:
1) a rotary screw air compressor
2) a backpad style blower to help make yard work easier since we actually do our own and most of you folks don't. (OK that was really mine...)
From Leslie:
1) chairs for the porch, preferably in that black plastic wicker
2) a classic Mini Cooper
Thanks in Advance!
Leslie
From CRB:
1) a cozy coupe
2) any kind of ball
From ToolMan:
1) a rotary screw air compressor
2) a backpad style blower to help make yard work easier since we actually do our own and most of you folks don't. (OK that was really mine...)
From Leslie:
1) chairs for the porch, preferably in that black plastic wicker
2) a classic Mini Cooper
Thanks in Advance!
Leslie
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
My Neighbors Are Crazy
I guess one of the perks of living in a nice neighborhood is the fact that your neighbors buy and throw out a lot of nice stuff. Yesterday, we may have gotten what will be our best find ever, but before I show it to you, here are some of our other finds.
One very used basketball goal. It needed a new net which I got for $1.76 at W-M. I know that the net is huge but CRB thinks it is just great.
Next up, a very used Big Wheel. CRB carried this home himself when he was about 14 months. That should tell you how determined he was.
Yesterday's first find: some very cute ride ons, sized perfectly for toddlers:
And now, the holy grail of all neighbor trash finds. A Kettler trike. No kidding. Sitting on the trash can out at the curb on trash day. The handlebars were 30 degrees cocked, but after 15 seconds of Toolman and a wrench we have this:
This one is missing the oh so awesome pushbar, the sand bucket, as well as the seatbelt. My guess is our neighbors just did not install the accessories... We have a similar trike, (not as nice but with the pushbar, seatbelt and sand bucket) so I am going to find a good home for this one. Who would throw this out? To me a $189 trike is not a disposable item... like those other things I picked up!
One very used basketball goal. It needed a new net which I got for $1.76 at W-M. I know that the net is huge but CRB thinks it is just great.
Next up, a very used Big Wheel. CRB carried this home himself when he was about 14 months. That should tell you how determined he was.
Yesterday's first find: some very cute ride ons, sized perfectly for toddlers:
And now, the holy grail of all neighbor trash finds. A Kettler trike. No kidding. Sitting on the trash can out at the curb on trash day. The handlebars were 30 degrees cocked, but after 15 seconds of Toolman and a wrench we have this:
This one is missing the oh so awesome pushbar, the sand bucket, as well as the seatbelt. My guess is our neighbors just did not install the accessories... We have a similar trike, (not as nice but with the pushbar, seatbelt and sand bucket) so I am going to find a good home for this one. Who would throw this out? To me a $189 trike is not a disposable item... like those other things I picked up!
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Tell me ...
... that is it not worth $14.95 to have greater control over layout, larger images and time-released posting...
What could I do with the money instead?
... P.S. What do you think of my Spring-fresh design here at blogger?Heard at my house
"Ball?"
"No sweetie, that's an orange. It is shaped like a ball but it is an orange."
"Baaall?"
"No sweetie, that's a light. It is shaped like a ball but it is a light."
"Baaaaall?"
"Yes, we are passing by Charles' house where once you played with his soccer ball."
"Ball?"
"No sweetie, there is no ball in the sandbox, but I did put one in there one time."
"Baaaaaaall!"
"No sweetie that's a play tomato. It is shaped like a ball but it is a tomato."
"No sweetie, that's an orange. It is shaped like a ball but it is an orange."
"Baaall?"
"No sweetie, that's a light. It is shaped like a ball but it is a light."
"Baaaaall?"
"Yes, we are passing by Charles' house where once you played with his soccer ball."
"Ball?"
"No sweetie, there is no ball in the sandbox, but I did put one in there one time."
"Baaaaaaall!"
"No sweetie that's a play tomato. It is shaped like a ball but it is a tomato."
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
WFMW: easy choke tester gauge
My son, CRB, is one of those children who really likes to put things in his mouth, so while I am concerned about lead I am petrified of him finding a small object and choking.
Several months ago I looked for a choke test cylinder so I would be able to drop an item in to see what kind of problem it presented. I was not able to find one to purchase locally, but I did find some directions, and I attempted to make one. When looking around to find something of the right circumference to wrap my cardboard cutout around, I noticed that one of our amber colored perscription medicine bottles was almost the exact size: 2.5 inches deep with a circumference of 4.5 inches.
The only difference between the bottle and the cylinder diagram would be the bottles lack of a slope section in the bottom. That means the bottle would be a more conservative gauge than the official choke standard. I am ok with being more conservative on this one since CRB will probably have a career as a taste tester at some point in his life.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Play Food
CRB is still having a lot of fun with the play kitchen. Play food seems to be very important to his play. When we purchased the first kitchen, I bought a set of Fiesta food. ToolMan and I thought CRB would have a better chance at recognizing Mexican food rather than the standard American cuisine since we eat Mexican food like it is standard cuisine. The Fiesta set was really cheap in many ways but it was a big hit and that fact now has me spending an inordinate amount of time looking at more play food.
Haba (a German company) makes some wood food that is pretty neat. I like the fact that I can be assured that it is lead free since CRB is not a picky eater and that tendency passes even to play food. My only concern is the small size of the items.
Elves and Angels sells some neat food and the average size seems larger than Haba's.
As an etsy lover, there is so much play food to crave:
Haba (a German company) makes some wood food that is pretty neat. I like the fact that I can be assured that it is lead free since CRB is not a picky eater and that tendency passes even to play food. My only concern is the small size of the items.
Elves and Angels sells some neat food and the average size seems larger than Haba's.
As an etsy lover, there is so much play food to crave:
- Mermaid Sparkle's fruit assortment
- Felt Chef's ice cream cones
- Sweet confections sugar cookies with sprinkles
- Look Mama Made It's veggies
- I could go on and on
Last week we received the Step2 play food assortment which I am viewing as temporary food. Some of it is really neat and CRB even said "Peas!"and handed me the plastic green peas which look a lot like his favorite steamed peas, I'll admit.
I want to craft some felt food this weekend. Even if he will be able to recognize the plastic stuff and won't give my felt endeavors a second glance, I am determined to try. It's going to be tough to compete with realistic plastic food, not to mention the real marshmallows and snapeas we use.
Hold me to it readers.
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