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[If U Had Wings]

Wow, I miss a weekend and fall about 10 pages behind!

I love PH. I keep saying I'm going to get more pieces the next time I go, but I forget every time.

This trip I got a bunch of the pressed pennies. I went down prepared with a roll of quarters and the shiniest pennies I could find. I picked up one of the little pressed penny books they sell in the gift shop. It's small, and doesn't take up much space on my bookshelf.

I could use you to come and destash my place. I'm horrible about keeping the stupidest stuff. I rationalize it to myself several ways - I might need it again, it was a gift, etc. I've made it my goal to de-stash this year. I started with my spare closet, and it's scary what I've pulled out of there. All kinds of old manuals for things I no longer own, paint chips for rooms I never painted, travel brochures that are about 5 years old - ugh!

 

[All7OfUs]

Yes, and I wouldn't even be offended!!

Great! But, I"m not sure Potato Head would love to have a name that conjures up visions of being dunked into 175C hot oil and being fried until crisp. It would be like naming your pig "Bacon" or something.

I'm thinking Tate O'Patty is pretty funny. Brings in the Potato, and the Pat.

Wow, I miss a weekend and fall about 10 pages behind!

I love PH. I keep saying I'm going to get more pieces the next time I go, but I forget every time.

This trip I got a bunch of the pressed pennies. I went down prepared with a roll of quarters and the shiniest pennies I could find. I picked up one of the little pressed penny books they sell in the gift shop. It's small, and doesn't take up much space on my bookshelf.

I could use you to come and destash my place. I'm horrible about keeping the stupidest stuff. I rationalize it to myself several ways - I might need it again, it was a gift, etc. I've made it my goal to de-stash this year. I started with my spare closet, and it's scary what I've pulled out of there. All kinds of old manuals for things I no longer own, paint chips for rooms I never painted, travel brochures that are about 5 years old - ugh!

YOu don't need to bring your Potato Head. Just pop into Once Upon a Toy Story and start cramming as much as you can into the $20 box. It's a lot of fun to see what they have out on any given day.

I read somewhere that you should get a certain year of pennies that have less or more of one or another kind of metal in them so they don't turn out "marbled". I may research that some more.

I'd love to come help you de-junk!! It can be like therapy! and is very freeing, AND your house/ condo/ apt. will look fabulous!!

 

[Sleepingbooty]

We are definitely NOT savers of anything. Much to my children's consternation, I'm pretty brutal about throwing stuff out. "Art work" has about a 2 week life span, then it gets circular filed. I just don't have the space or the "clutter tolerance" for it all.

My son especially is a junk collector- EVERYTHING like pieces of old broken glass, bolts, and other junk regularly find their ways into the house. About a week later I toss it, and they are rather mystified where they've "misplaced" that "thing". Funny thing is, I never hear about that "thing" that was once so precious- which gives you an idea of just how important it was to begin with.

I am just like this! I hate it when I get busted tossing some of there school papers into the recycle. But man, the volumes of paper they bring home - it's mindboggling!

You probably don't have to deal with this where you are, but the other thing I can't wait to get my hands on to throw away when they are not looking, is the junk in the goody bags that kids give out to their guests at birthday parties these days! Like they don't have enough useless crap cluttering their rooms!

I'm going to have to Google it, it's been 25 years since I've watched SNL.

Well, you haven't missed much! It hasn't been very good for the last 25 years!

 

[All7OfUs]

Yeah, I'm not sure why they don't have the kids do a nice craft, like paint a cheap pot and actually plant a flower in it, so that it looks nice and is something they can keep for a long time. Plastic whistles and airplanes made of balsa wood last about 4 micro seconds- and end up under their beds for about 4 months. ???

I think as soon as Steve Martin, Dan Akroyd and Gilda left, it was a show that was toast.

 

[that's nice]

How do kids know when you throw out a $.50 toy they got 2 years ago?

They are too damn smart.

 

[All7OfUs]

How do kids know when you throw out a $.50 toy they got 2 years ago?

They are too damn smart.

I know, it's so true!!! Right now, my son has a fixation on a piece of iron pipe (very rusty) that is shaped like a "gun". (You'd know what I mean if you had a boy- EVERYTHING is a gun, from fingers to legos to sticks) I"m pretty sure it's destined to "be lost" sometime very soon. He'll ask where it went, maybe once or twice, and then forget about it. After that, it's on to the next POC. I can only stand enough POCs in the house.

 

[that's nice]

I know, it's so true!!! Right now, my son has a fixation on a piece of iron pipe (very rusty) that is shaped like a "gun". (You'd know what I mean if you had a boy- EVERYTHING is a gun, from fingers to legos to sticks) I"m pretty sure it's destined to "be lost" sometime very soon. He'll ask where it went, maybe once or twice, and then forget about it. After that, it's on to the next POC. I can only stand enough POCs in the house.

My family was hoarders. We had so much clutter. Mel's family threw everything out. I'm trying to be in the middle. But when it's time is up.... it's gotta go!

 

[MKBekka]

Mom, you should never try that on a 13 year old. when one only has one tie-dye T-shirt, they like to keep track of it. besides, you made the mistake of making me take the trash out.

 

[All7OfUs]

Mom, you should never try that on a 13 year old. when one only has one tie-dye T-shirt, they like to keep track of it. besides, you made the mistake of making me take the trash out.

too true... but you can always make a new shirt, which you badly needed. Disgusting, stretched out shirts are desitined for tossing.

I guess I should have put in inside the Pringles can.

 

[eandesmom]

ooh caught red handed!

You need to work on your purging skills (and timing). Stealth. It's all about stealth.

Says she whose 10 year old found a POC weird sleigh thingy in the trash that he swears he made. I actually had no idea he made it.

Of course even he admitted it looked trashed, like it had gotten wet or something.

But he was very upset at the time.

I told the kids a long time ago that they had to let me know what art/homework etc was important to them to save as the rest....I just couldn't hang on to it all and what I thought might be special, might not be what they would thing was and I couldn't read their minds.

Thankfully on the toy front they've largely outgrown the 50 cent toy...now it's more in the Bekka category of nasty stained tee's, beloved jeans that have holes.....sweatshirts that will never come clean again but they are their FAVORITE and of course....floods.

"They are NOT too short mom!" "But they are my favorites!"

Evan found 3 pairs of jeans I'd snagged. He needs to quit growing, I thought they were up high enough he couldn't see them. I personally don't find blown out knees to be a fashion statement.

 

[MKBekka]

ooh caught red handed!

You need to work on your purging skills (and timing). Stealth. It's all about stealth.

Says she whose 10 year old found a POC weird sleigh thingy in the trash that he swears he made. I actually had no idea he made it.

Of course even he admitted it looked trashed, like it had gotten wet or something.

But he was very upset at the time.

I told the kids a long time ago that they had to let me know what art/homework etc was important to them to save as the rest....I just couldn't hang on to it all and what I thought might be special, might not be what they would thing was and I couldn't read their minds.

Thankfully on the toy front they've largely outgrown the 50 cent toy...now it's more in the Bekka category of nasty stained tee's, beloved jeans that have holes.....sweatshirts that will never come clean again but they are their FAVORITE and of course....floods.

"They are NOT too short mom!" "But they are my favorites!"

Evan found 3 pairs of jeans I'd snagged. He needs to quit growing, I thought they were up high enough he couldn't see them. I personally don't find blown out knees to be a fashion statement.

Haha! Mom doesn't throw my clothes away much anymore 'cause half of them are not mine, but hers. She just doesn't know which are hers and which are mine. I do throw my own blown-out-in-the-knees-jeans away. I don't wear those. and I can make my own new shirt...if I've got the dye and stuff.

 

[MAGICFOR2]

I know what you mean about PTRs!!! They are all so fun to watch unfold!! You never know what topics will evolve on them either.

As Jordan would say, True Dat!

 

[All7OfUs]

As Jordan would say, True Dat!

He sure would! I saw he's having him some fun over there! That picture of him behind Blue was pretty funny. Too bad, though, it looks like at least one of his TL days as rained out.

 

[disneyaddicted]

I just found my DD's pressed penny collection from our very first 4 years ago, she had to have them, I found them in the attic in a purse that she had to have for her park bag while at Disney, also in the purse was a picture of her brother in which she used marker to draw a clown face, and fake plastic doodoo. I've decided that I am going to keep the pressed penny for scrapbooking (awesome idea there) give the purse to my niece and put the fake doodoo in DD's shoe. Don't know what I'm going to do with the clown picture yet.

 

[All7OfUs]

I just found my DD's pressed penny collection from our very first 4 years ago, she had to have them, I found them in the attic in a purse that she had to have for her park bag while at Disney, also in the purse was a picture of her brother in which she used marker to draw a clown face, and fake plastic doodoo. I've decided that I am going to keep the pressed penny for scrapbooking (awesome idea there) give the purse to my niece and put the fake doodoo in DD's shoe. Don't know what I'm going to do with the clown picture yet.

That's hilarious finding a fake doo-doo. I remember when I was a kid we had a fake ice cube with a fly in it and a fake melted ice cream bar. Both brought hours of entertainment. Never got a doo-doo, but did have a stupendously fun whoopie cushion.

The same friend that I used to play with the ice cream bar, also happened to paint a clown picture that her mother had framed. I will always remember Teri's apartment and the clown hanging in the living room. Funny the things that stick with us.

 

[kimmylaj]

oh potato head how i love him/her. i love to fill those boxes i swear i could have eaten a four course dinner in the time devoted to stuffing that box, then i usually beg a kind cm for help. you know it is only here on the dis i will admit to the fact that after a trip to the local disney nyc store, and laying my eyes on the mickey head pizza and nyc pretzel in a display (none left for sale) i asked my dh to find them for me as a bday present on ebay. what grown woman asks for potato head pieces for her bday?

pressed pennies we are on our third book, i love to carry that little custom designed m & m tube with quarters and shiny pennies from the bank (no theme here i just let the kids go til the roll is empty they have yet to ask for anything in the store as long as they have pennies) i have a feeling they might outgrow that next trip .

...and hoarding, ds 6, the kid is going to be on a talk show some day, he collects disney pennies, random wrappers , those little things you cut off the back of food products that say 1 point (collect 9993 to get a free pencil), and my personal favorite BEER CAPS, he will ask people at parties if he can have their beer cap, and if he sees one in the street WOOHOO. i am mortified as he identifies the brand. and then since he thinks he is training to be a secret agent (thanks club penguin) he pulls out his spy kit and examines it all. i guess i should be grateful he does have a really good imagination. i love him though

 

[All7OfUs]

what grown woman asks for potato head pieces for her bday?


i just let the kids go til the roll is empty they have yet to ask for anything in the store as long as they have pennies) i have a feeling they might outgrow that next trip .


and my personal favorite BEER CAPS, he will ask people at parties if he can have their beer cap, and if he sees one in the street WOOHOO.

We are cut from the same mold. A woman who has some sense of fun left and loves to have a memento from wonderful times of memory making at a fun place is the kind who would ask for one for a birthday.

Certainly one more advantage to the pennies! Very inexpensive and keeps them distracted from other more expensive junk. Which of course can only translate into one other thing: More junk for Mommy!

OH yeah, baby! Beer caps!! My kids TOTALLY collect those. We had hundreds at one point- that was until my now 19 year old turned 14 (yeah, it lasted THAT long). Then it went to gum pictures.

Now my younger son is a little more quirky. (Pretty sure he has some sort of autism spectrum something going on) He enjoys collecting wax drippings, nuts, bolts and screws from outside, and now 5 cent bouncy balls from the corner store. For the life of me, I can't convince him that 18 are enough....

 

[that's nice]

I told the kids a long time ago that they had to let me know what art/homework etc was important to them to save as the rest....I just couldn't hang on to it all and what I thought might be special, might not be what they would thing was and I couldn't read their minds.

I end up scanning what ever art work I can. That way it can hit the trash (when no one is looking) and I can save it- nice and neat on my hard drive!

 

[Millie12591]

Morning! I actually slept! I think I went to bed around 1 but I fell asleep on the couch around 11 from a sleeping pill induced comma.

I'm hoping the over the counter stuff if taken for about a week at the same time every evening will do the trick. You don't think I'll get addicted to it, do you?

 

[Millie12591]

I end up scanning what ever art work I can. That way it can hit the trash (when no one is looking) and I can save it- nice and neat on my hard drive!

All this with Mama's permission of course?
You do save some of the real deals, right?
Hi Tim, I'm Camille....I don't think we've been officially introduced.
I've seen you around of course.
We have an entire drawer at the bottom of our dresser that's dedicated to art work from my kiddos. I'm kinda sad and happy they've for the most part out grown making it. I don't think we could cram another beloved living thing in there!