February 17, 2007

A Trip Down Memory Lane

So I have alot of trouble at night falling alseep and I often lay in bed and think about crazy things. Last night I was thinking about toys I played with when I was a kid... Sooo
I found all of these things on ebay.
This is one of the earliest toys I remember. The Mrs. Beasley Doll from the TV show Family Affair:
My dad used to take our giant tinker toys and make "tents" out of them for me and my brother. I couldn't find the actual toy. They are really hard to find but here's an ad for them:
My brother and I used to play with these when were probably 5 or 6. I barely could remember if they were really a thing or not LOL, but I went to the toys and hobby section of ebay and then to the pretend play category and just typed in safari and OMG there they were!!!! And for some reason the gorilla stands out in my mind like I was just playing with this toy yesterday so I know it's the right one.
So sometime in the 70s the Barbie makers came out with this new version of the Skipper doll. If you twisted her arm she grew boobs and if you turned it back the other way her boobs went a way. My brother broke it from twisting her arms so much.
When I was 7 or 8 this was probably one of my favorite toys. It was called the Kenner Tree House. I did the same thing to find it as I did the safari toys. I just type in tree. Amazing how easy it is to find things if you sort of know how to look for it.:
What girl in the early 80s didn't want one of these? Her very own Jordache Doll!
Our family had friday night game nights and this was one of the games we played alot.
My brother and I played Pay Day all the time. We would play it for hours sometimes.
This last game I thought was called Staying Alive and came out after the movie did. Maybe it was this one? All I remember is it had marbles and alot of holes in it. I don't remember playing it alot and I barely remember the game....

February 03, 2007

Winter Wonderland

One of Michigan's nicknames is Winter Wonderland.

Here's why:Taken from Weather.com

Local Weather Forecast for *******, MICurrent Temp. 9F with a windchill of -7FToday's Forcast: Windy with occasional snow showers. Cold. Wind chills may approach -10F. High 13F. Winds WSW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 60%. Snow accumulating 1 to 3 inches.Tonights Forcast: Variable clouds and windy at times with snow showers. Cold. Wind chills may approach -20F. Low -3F. W winds at 20 to 30 mph, diminishing to 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 60%. 1 to 2 inches of snow expected.