This was another Amazon search hit:
On Friday I went to the grocery store during my lunch hour. That was the plan in any case. As soon as I pulled in to the parking lot, for some reason I felt the nearby "Tuesday Morning" store calling my name. In my head I was like, "I don't need anything at Tuesday Morning. What we need is food". But then I remembered that I always find entertaining shit in there, which I then can write about here, so I was like, "OH FINE!". As usual, I was not disappointed (funny replies below courtesy of my friends Ivory and David): I really am going to keep the toy beaver in my office. I figure it will be a good conversation piece. I'll put up a little sign next to him (for some reason I feel like it's a boy beaver-- go figure): "Feel Free to Pet the Beaver". Because I'm a friendly person that way. I would have bought this doll if only she had come with accessories, like a model of the Petit Trianon to use as a playhouse. And outrageous wigs that you could switch out. As I was typing this I wondered, "Is anyone making Marie Antoinette wigs for dolls? I'll check Amazon." This wig is for kids, not a doll, but I wanted to mention that you could probably get dual usage from this wig if your kid wanted to dress up as Tammy Faye Bakker. (Those of you who weren't alive in the 80's, you missed out on the Bakker era. Sorry about your luck). This was another Amazon search hit: It really does say ages six and up. Your five-year old will have to stick with baby dolls and stuffed animals. Maybe like this stuffed bear I saw at Tuesday Morning: I bought this next item; it's both a magnet and a clip: After visiting Tuesday Morning, I finally made it to the grocery store and this happened:
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Gina
10/18/2015 04:12:56 pm
I know! Later in the yogurt section, I couldn't reach the particular flavor of yogurt that I wanted so I had to climb up on the edge of the cooler to reach it. One lady noticed me and quickly looked away. I'm not that short (5'4") but when things are far back on the top shelf, they can be impossible to reach. When my son is with me, I just hoist him up in the air and tell him which item to grab. He thinks it's fun.
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Margot
10/18/2015 07:58:31 pm
My 16 year old daughter is 3 inches taller than me---I'm 5' 6" and she's 5' 9". It's really strange to have to look up at her. It also kinda makes it harder to boss her around. But at least she'll get things down from high shelves for me when my 6' 3" husband is not around. My 14 year old son is my height, so it's only a matter of time before everyone is taller than me. You sure don't see that coming when they're little.
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Gina
10/18/2015 09:49:44 pm
Yeah, my son is getting ridiculously tall. He'll be 8 in December. It won't be too much longer than he'll be taller than me. I'm sure I'll feel a little sentimental about that.
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Gina
10/18/2015 09:50:38 pm
Karen-- I just wanted to mention that my son is about 60 pounds so my hoisting days are quickly coming to an end too. :(
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10/19/2015 01:50:14 am
Maybe it's just because Hallowe'en is around the corner but I feel like that plush Marie Antoinette is one strategic seam away from having Count Dracula's hairdo. I have the powerful urge to buy her and do some sewing machine surgery.
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Gina
10/19/2015 09:10:39 am
Wait-- instead of Dracula, are you thinking Bride of Frankenstein? You know, the high black hair with a streak of white? Because yes, it totally does look like that. You'd just need a black sharpie, and VOILA!, completely different doll. Brilliant.
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10/19/2015 09:36:13 am
I would ask if your beaver will be hibernating but I really don't want to know. That would be almost as inappropriate as using the Marie Antoinette wig to dress up your six-year old as Dolly Parton. Of course it's not the wig that would be inappropriate but the enormous fake breasts.
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Gina
10/19/2015 11:16:28 am
Do beavers hibernate? I'd like to Google it to find out but I'm at work so with my luck half the hits would be something porn-related. I'll have to wait until this evening when I'm home to answer that question.
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10/20/2015 02:42:34 pm
Question: that Marie Antoinette action figure... does it throw cake? cuz if so ... I want one too.
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Gina
10/20/2015 03:06:14 pm
It's funny you mention that because I too wondered why a tiny cake wasn't included. However, I know that historians can't agree if such a comment was ever attributed to her. So I guess it was just safer to not include a tiny cake for historical correctness. Darnit.
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Christopher
10/20/2015 03:33:22 pm
Fortunately historians have preserved the battle cry of the French people who were revolting.
Gina
10/20/2015 03:43:15 pm
Good lord Christopher, is there ANY topic that you can't comment on? How do you sleep at night with all that information rattling around in your brain? How does your neck support the weight of your head? (ha). I watched the clip and I"m pretty sure I'll have that song stuck in my head the rest of the day. Thanks. Oh well. There are worse songs, so it's actually OK. :)
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