Boys vs. Girls

Alright, it’s November 29th and I’m already stressing just a little bit about Christmas.

why?

Because I have already purchased almost all of Ariel’s Christmas gifts, which is easy because her list is so very, very long and shopping for girls is like shopping for me. Which is easy and fun. Here’s a snippet of the letter Ariel asked me to type out for Santa:

"I want to have a My
Little Pony TeaPot and I want to have Briar Rose and Belle with a magic wand and
they can change colors on their dresses and necklace and crowns. And I would like to have a castle with it and
Jasmine, Ariel as a human and Prince Eric. Can I have My Little Pony things? And a real camera? And I would
like to have a princess kitchen, and I would like to have some more ponies,
please? And I would like to have more
Dora books. And I would like to have
more paintbrushes and paint and papers."

This is a snippet, friends. Not to mention that Santa has already purchased necessities not on the list, like clothes, pajamas and underwear. (okay, and a High School Musical Microphone.) In fact, today, Ariel added more to her list. I explained to her, again, that this is just a list, in no way does it guarantee that she will receive everything, she replied by saying "okay, take the Jasmine off of the list, but I must have a Dora Talking Register." Obviously, we have a long way to go as far as communication goes.

On the other hand.

Here’s a snippet from Racecar’s letter:

"I want a racecar, a red one. And a tree."

Oh, did I say snippet? Because I meant to say THAT IS HIS WHOLE LETTER. And because he’s three and because he has big chocolate eyes and because he snuggles on my lap for a total of one hour each day, I can’t seem to get frustrated with him.

So, I went ahead and bought him something aside from the red racecar. I have purchased some snow boots. And a baseball glove. Exciting, exciting stuff.

And that is all.

When I walk into the boy’s aisle of toys filled with CARS! AND TRACTORS! AND RAMPS! AND SPIRAL RACETRACKS! I walk right back out because it all seems pretty boring to me.

But the girls stuff, there’s so much of it and it’s much more interesting than things with wheels.

I guess I better find out what kind of tree he wants, because it looks like that’s what he’ll be getting.

I better buy LOTS of wrapping paper.

Comments

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sheila says:

November 29, 2007 at 11:17 pm

girls are fun to buy for.

Love the look of your blog – very fun!
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sheila says:

November 29, 2007 at 11:17 pm

girls are fun to buy for.

Love the look of your blog – very fun!
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Adventures In Babywearing says:

November 30, 2007 at 12:04 am

I only know the boy side, but just moments ago I asked Carter (up sick, poor guy) what he wants for Christmas and he said, “I know! My very own little Christmas tree!” and I said “what else” and he said “that’s all!”

Ok. When they’re that sweet you want to buy them everything, only, he doesn’t want anything!

Steph
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Adventures In Babywearing says:

November 30, 2007 at 12:04 am

I only know the boy side, but just moments ago I asked Carter (up sick, poor guy) what he wants for Christmas and he said, “I know! My very own little Christmas tree!” and I said “what else” and he said “that’s all!”

Ok. When they’re that sweet you want to buy them everything, only, he doesn’t want anything!

Steph
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To Think is to Create says:

November 30, 2007 at 3:34 am

I only know the boy’s side, too, so I know what you mean by b.o.r.i.n.g. That’s why I’m excited when one of them asks for artsy stuff like paint and stamps.
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To Think is to Create says:

November 30, 2007 at 3:34 am

I only know the boy’s side, too, so I know what you mean by b.o.r.i.n.g. That’s why I’m excited when one of them asks for artsy stuff like paint and stamps.
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InTheFastLane says:

November 30, 2007 at 6:36 am

My boys are actually much easier to buy for, right now, than my 13 year old girl, who already seems to have everything.
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InTheFastLane says:

November 30, 2007 at 6:36 am

My boys are actually much easier to buy for, right now, than my 13 year old girl, who already seems to have everything.
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Lynette says:

November 30, 2007 at 8:03 am

A tree, huh? That cracked me up. And I love that Ariel wants a real camera. Reminds me of her mom!
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Lynette says:

November 30, 2007 at 8:03 am

A tree, huh? That cracked me up. And I love that Ariel wants a real camera. Reminds me of her mom!
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dixiechick says:

November 30, 2007 at 8:18 am

Too cute…my boys have already emailed their lists to Santa..lol…it continues to grow as well….all I have ever had to shop for were boys….I envied the mothers that had carts piled with little girl stuff…boys stuff is boring to shop for…transformers, soilders, ninja turtles, etc…oh, well..hopefully one day I will have a granddaughter…in 20 years or so…lol…
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dixiechick says:

November 30, 2007 at 8:18 am

Too cute…my boys have already emailed their lists to Santa..lol…it continues to grow as well….all I have ever had to shop for were boys….I envied the mothers that had carts piled with little girl stuff…boys stuff is boring to shop for…transformers, soilders, ninja turtles, etc…oh, well..hopefully one day I will have a granddaughter…in 20 years or so…lol…
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angelmeg says:

November 30, 2007 at 8:18 am

our kids only get three gifts each because that is all Jesus got (gold frankincence and myrh). This has saved us so much hassle and headache over the years.

It might be a little hard to start after the fact, but we started a little later (I got the idea from a friend) and my kids caught on right away.
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angelmeg says:

November 30, 2007 at 8:18 am

our kids only get three gifts each because that is all Jesus got (gold frankincence and myrh). This has saved us so much hassle and headache over the years.

It might be a little hard to start after the fact, but we started a little later (I got the idea from a friend) and my kids caught on right away.
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Colleen says:

November 30, 2007 at 8:37 am

I saw the tree request and I immediately thought of this…

http://www.abbeypress.com/product.asp?pn=47819

I actually thought it was a really neat gift idea.
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Colleen says:

November 30, 2007 at 8:37 am

I saw the tree request and I immediately thought of this…

http://www.abbeypress.com/product.asp?pn=47819

I actually thought it was a really neat gift idea.
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Lisa@Take90West says:

November 30, 2007 at 12:57 pm

I’m just the opposite…with a house full of girls, I’m sick of buying all that princess stuff! I’m done with my sons shopping though, I think all that boy stuff is fun!
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Lisa@Take90West says:

November 30, 2007 at 12:57 pm

I’m just the opposite…with a house full of girls, I’m sick of buying all that princess stuff! I’m done with my sons shopping though, I think all that boy stuff is fun!

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