Gift of the Magi, Steve Jobs edition
If you haven’t read the O. Henry classic then go read it! Then come back.
Ever thought how credit cards have changed that story? Carl and I are finding out (sort of; we’ll probably liberate some savings).
This year we set a limit of about $75 on each other’s gifts, which is still (if you think about it) pretty extravagant. But I decided to go over the limit and get Carl an iPod Touch. And he decided to go over the limit and get me an iPhone. I guess Apple is ruling our house. We will pay in January. But the connection is strong.
And yes they are incredibly fun. For people with no cable TV, they’re awe-inspiring. So tell me your favourite apps so I can go look them up. :)
In other news: My parents got us a turkey roaster and a kitchen scale and I like both (!) and Noah received a Playmobil take-along castle from Santa as well as a Buzz Lightyear doll, and from us he received: Chutes and Ladders, nerf swords, and a preschool-sized-yet-authentic skateboard + gear. No, we are not practical people. :)
He got more ancient Egypt from Carl’s mum and from my parents he got a new (to us) kind of Thomas: The kind that is plastic and runs around on batteries. Since I have, NO JOKE, $2k worth of wooden Thomas this was a shocker but… Noah loves it. And that’s what counts. He also got a Lite Bright…from the 70s. The original one. With circa 1978 Superfriends papers, still unblemished. And pegs in baby food jars. He is running quite a little vintage toy collection from my parents’ attic. I’m not sure how I feel about it, but he loved it so again - that’s what counts right? Although we will have to declutter.
(Did I mention he has two Star Wars shirts that fit him just a little large that were originally…mine? Preserved, also, in the attic. See also: Hoarders.)
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Sounds like a very merry christmas. And the vintage toys are totally environmentally correct, so that’s all good.
Your technology sounds like our house — one iPod Touch, one iPhone! (Except I have the Touch, because I work from home and rarely need a fancy phone.)
Trace is a fun free game. Occarina for the iPhone, a musical instrument! (possibly spelled wrong.) And zillions more. If you are going to let Noah play, Dizzy Bee Free is an easy game to start with. I could go on and on. My Touch has pages and pages of games, thanks to the nine year old.
Ambience (or is it Ambiance) is great if anyone likes white noise. (Snuggly Girl now goes to sleep every night listening to a gurgling creek. It was an excellent replacement for music, with the inevitable “that song is too sad!”)