The Birds and the Bees

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E.B and I were watching a documentary on PBS the other night about healthcare and how it is funded in other countries. Oh, alright…I was trying desperately to bore the child to sleep because he would. not. give. it. up. It was one of those days when he was going 90 mph with no signs of stopping, and besides…it worked the other day for naptime when we watched Bob Ross painting ‘happy little trees”.

Anyway….

On the program it showed a pregnant woman. E.B. asked me why her tummy was so big. I explained she had a baby in there and it would be in there until it was time to be born.

“Mama,” E.B. innocently asked, “why did that woman eat that baby?”

I can only dream that all of our future “birds and the bees’ talks will be so light and funny.

Growing Tree Toys- Review

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Ladies and gentlemen with little boys in your life, feast your eyes on this:

And just what is this? This is a solid hour (or more) of pure entertainment for my son and husband. It was also a solid hour of blissful, uninterrupted computer time for this mama. Save for happy shrieks of delight, that little remote controlled car bought me more peace and solitude than I have had in two weeks time.

Actually, it’s a Morphibians Gator Remote Control Toy from Growing Tree Toys. Able to cruise over land or water, this remote control car also has working headlights and the ability to make grown men regress back to their childhoods, all the while exclaiming “how totally cool this thing is!!”.

A few details:

Remote control vehicle that features 4-wheel drive, headlights, and a fully functioning radio control
Land and water toy
Operates at 27 MHz
Requires 3 “AA” batteries and 2 “AAA” batteries, not included
$29.95 plus shipping

And? It’s also handy for chasing the cats around the house, as my son gleefully found out. That’s where the happy shrieks come in. If you’re looking for some great Christmas gift ideas for the little ones in your life, Growing Tree Toys has a fabulous selection of “out of the box” type toys with a mix of the familiar.

This was a HUGE, HUGE hit with my son. Thank you to Growing Tree Toys for allowing us to try this out. I highly recommned this to my readers and dare you not to swoon over unusually delightful toy selection there.

Sensory Processing Disorder. It’s What’s For Dinner.

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Just a quick note. I realize it’s been almost a week since I’ve written anything here, but right now E.B. is going through some very tough sensory-related issues. It’s been an exhausting week to say the very least, but right now my attention has to be on him. I’ll be taking a (hopefully) short break from blogging and reading blogs until we work through this. Just hated to leave things hanging here.