Comments on: One of those days! http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/04/12/one-of-those-days/ I am not a has-been. I am a will be. Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance Wed, 23 May 2012 08:21:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/04/12/one-of-those-days/#comment-37971 Grannymar Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:40:44 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=9879#comment-37971 speccy - Doing things like that are what give us warm memories for later years. speccy - Doing things like that are what give us warm memories for later years.

]]> By: speccy http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/04/12/one-of-those-days/#comment-37970 speccy Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:12:39 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=9879#comment-37970 Dressing up is great! And the shoes may be the best bit... I love the idea of getting the girl to help you decorate the box and then fill it :) Dressing up is great! And the shoes may be the best bit…

I love the idea of getting the girl to help you decorate the box and then fill it :)

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/04/12/one-of-those-days/#comment-37969 Grannymar Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:03:44 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=9879#comment-37969 Nick - Awww! One of my brothers had a long ladies coat that closed with one button at the neckline. He wore it cape style and called himself Captain Starlight. Time was spent jumping off walls and shed roofs... the thought he could fly! Big John & Ramana - Just you wait all will be revealed. NO! scrap that. The story will unfold quite soon! :lol: Nick - Awww! One of my brothers had a long ladies coat that closed with one button at the neckline. He wore it cape style and called himself Captain Starlight. Time was spent jumping off walls and shed roofs… the thought he could fly!

Big John & Ramana - Just you wait all will be revealed. NO! scrap that. The story will unfold quite soon! :lol:

]]> By: rummuser http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/04/12/one-of-those-days/#comment-37968 rummuser Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:08:50 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=9879#comment-37968 Big John, so is mine! She does have the propensity to pull out surprises. Big John, so is mine! She does have the propensity to pull out surprises.

]]> By: Big John http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/04/12/one-of-those-days/#comment-37967 Big John Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:57:33 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=9879#comment-37967 "Among all the phone calls, Skype messages and callers to the door, I found time to play dressing up". ... OK, so what did you wear ? My imagination is running wild. :-) “Among all the phone calls, Skype messages and callers to the door, I found time to play dressing up”. … OK, so what did you wear ? My imagination is running wild. :-)

]]> By: nick http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/04/12/one-of-those-days/#comment-37966 nick Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:41:25 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=9879#comment-37966 Not much scope for little boys to dress up, unless they fancy playing Count Dracula or a Mafioso. I just had the usual boy's habit of getting all my clothes filthy with no thought at all for poor mother who had to wash them all. Not much scope for little boys to dress up, unless they fancy playing Count Dracula or a Mafioso. I just had the usual boy’s habit of getting all my clothes filthy with no thought at all for poor mother who had to wash them all.

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/04/12/one-of-those-days/#comment-37965 Grannymar Tue, 12 Apr 2011 20:13:17 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=9879#comment-37965 Nancy - I agree with Brighid. Get a great big box and get the child to help decorate it,then when it is ready produce the bundle of clothes and get her to pick what she wants to put in there. I bet she will play with them along the way! Have Fun. Brighid - I agree.So many parents nowadays think that the price of the toy equates with pleasure or learning. I have often found that these 'Of the moment gadgets' have one use or game to them. A Big box of mixed items can give hours of pleasure and help stretch the imagination. Nancy - I agree with Brighid. Get a great big box and get the child to help decorate it,then when it is ready produce the bundle of clothes and get her to pick what she wants to put in there. I bet she will play with them along the way! Have Fun.

Brighid - I agree.So many parents nowadays think that the price of the toy equates with pleasure or learning. I have often found that these ‘Of the moment gadgets’ have one use or game to them. A Big box of mixed items can give hours of pleasure and help stretch the imagination.

]]> By: Brighid http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/04/12/one-of-those-days/#comment-37964 Brighid Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:45:31 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=9879#comment-37964 Dress-up was not on when I was a little girl. Maybe it was just me. But my grandgirls love too. So I send all kinds of funky fun things to them. Amazing what you can find at the thrift stores, old costumes, tutu's, etc. Nancy, box it up & give, you know the box is part of the fun. Dress-up was not on when I was a little girl. Maybe it was just me. But my grandgirls love too. So I send all kinds of funky fun things to them. Amazing what you can find at the thrift stores, old costumes, tutu’s, etc. Nancy, box it up & give, you know the box is part of the fun.

]]> By: Nancy http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/04/12/one-of-those-days/#comment-37963 Nancy Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:12:26 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=9879#comment-37963 Funny about your post today,GM. I have a lovely little girl who is 6 years old living next door and the other day I was wondering if little girls still played dress up as we did as children. I wanted to give her some dresses I no longer wear and a few scarves and things, but hesitate to ask her if she wants them. So, all you folks out there who have little girls....Do your children or Grandchildren play "dress up" anymore or is this a thing of the past? Shall I ask her if she would like to have them or just give them to GoodWill? Funny about your post today,GM. I have a lovely little girl who is 6 years old living next door and the other day I was wondering if little girls still played dress up as we did as children.

I wanted to give her some dresses I no longer wear and a few scarves and things, but hesitate to ask her if she wants them.

So, all you folks out there who have little girls….Do your children or Grandchildren play “dress up” anymore or is this a thing of the past? Shall I ask her if she would like to have them or just give them to GoodWill?

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