The older my children get, I find myself...with increasing frequency, starting sentences with a phrase I thought I’d never say: “When I was your age…” Yup, nothing says you’re old like those words, which have been uttered by old people since the Industrial Revolution. Usually, “when I was your age” serves as a cop-out for my cheapness. I say things like, “When I was your age, I only had two shoes” (commonly known as one pair), or “When I was your age, we only had four channels, and one of them was in French. ” But there is one statement that I wish to shout from a roof top. It is: “When I was your age, the toys were better.” If you look at some of the top toys on this years Christmas wish lists, you see cheap plastic crap that I am loathe to buy for Lochlan. I miss the toys of my childhood, all of which I wish my parents still had. Yes, with five children, had they kept our toys, they would now have a moderate-sized toy collection, a Narnia closet leading to Fisher Price Land, that wo
MmMmMmm I Love cheesecake!!
ReplyDeleteBaked or non-baked? I am a non-baked girl. My favourite is lime marscapone with a ginger biscuit base.
ReplyDeleteI had an oreo cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory over the weekend. Pure heaven!
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ReplyDeleteYUM!! i just ate a bunch of jelly beans (at 3am) and now i want cheesecake!!
ReplyDeletehave a wonderful thursday, janet! xoxoo