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| Not immediate friends... |
Can I just say what a wicked Aunt I am? I mean really I rock, let's just put it out there. My niece and I are tight! We high five and everything. Granted we did not hit it off right from the start, as I am mostly afraid of babies and small infants until they can talk and walk.
Having such a child in the family has now made me realize one thing, among many others, that kid toys today flat out suck. At age 28 I am going to say it, back in my day sonny we had some great toys. They were metal, deadly and lasted. For each birthday I have purchased her items that we had growing up. First birthday was mostly books that she will cherish when she knows what they are and how to read them. Eventually. Last year was a metal spinning top.
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| She is ruining it! |
This Christmas was the magical gift! It came from Discovery Hut at Chinook Mall. The magical item was a fort builder! It comes with joints and pegs to assemble the most magical of forts. Even as I wrapped the present I was excited for her to receive said present. What was Aunty Shellie most excited for? For niece to open it so Shellie could play with it!
Shellie Moment: All the presents were opened and I grabbed the box but was spotted by the little one who joined me in the basement to build forts. I dumped out the contents of the box and started assembling all giddy as she was was putting random sticks in random places. It makes me sad inside that she got to take it home and now I have no awesome fort in my tiny apartment. Guess what she is getting for her birthday? Another set so we (a.k.a. me) can build bigger forts with doors my butt can actually fit through.
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| I got in, but it was not a pretty sight how |
