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
LOVE the pictures :)
ReplyDeleteHow Fun! Welcome Home!
ReplyDeleteI love the pictures! I hope today wasn't too rough...
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, all of the pictures are beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteWelcome back! The pictures you shared made me realize that Amsterdam is just as beautiful as I thought it would be!
ReplyDeleteHope this trip has revived your fighting spirit!
I'VE BEEN TO ZAANSE SCHANS!!!!! When I was 16. Basically this means we are twins.
ReplyDelete