We get the child a Bozo punching bag for Christmas. Blow it up today with a nice gentle pump. It seems fine for a little while then I look again and it's losing air. I look it over and it seems there is a tiny hole in the bottom, where they were sealing the seams around the weighted sand and managed to burn through the vinyl just a tiny speck, but enough. Will call and try to exchange this weekend, probably bringing the pump to try it out, but that could be tricky as it's almost 4 ft. tall and would not fit in the car too well...
We get her a rather silly but highly desired Hannah Montana guitar video game thingey. It works fine yesterday and today won't talk to the TV, despite all our trouble-shooting attempts (how many parents
with computer degrees does it take...). Will call their help number tomorrow after trying yet more new batteries. (If it drains 'em in a day, well, we are gonna have issues).
New Barbie clothes from the grandma include tights, which like all current Barbie clothes must be so skin-tight that your average single-digit-aged child has a horrid time putting them on. I feel like an old person, but it's not a doll modesty thing, it's a quality thing. The stupid clothes rip the first time she tries to use them. Come on, why and how do they get away with this? I have had better luck buying old doll clothes off of eBay, that hold up better after 30 years than new ones do.
Haven't even opened half her other gifts to play with yet. Can't wait. Dunno if my liver can handle the fun....
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