As Barbie House issues have been developing I've decided that they need to be posted as chronicles. I will begin the story line with a few threads that have been brewing since Christmas:
1. We have found that the Barbie Dream House was designed and constructed of insufficient materials--much like the polybutylene pipes and faux stucco found in sub-par Atlanta area McMansions.
2. The window frames fall out if I crank up my furnace, the slight breeze from the register blasts them right out. Remedy: Hot glue gun and a dewars and soda. The hot glue is for the windows and the drink is for my time.
3. The batteries for the special effects of the doorbell sound, kitchen stove 'sizzle', hi-fi, and toilet flushing seem to dissipate after just 1 day of use. Green the Barbie house is not. Al Gore would not recommend this toy.
4. Salem whispered her confession to my friend Ginny that she had already broken several things in the house: "psssst, Ginny, I'm talking quiet so mom can't hear...I've broken a few things in this house."
Ginny: "What's broken and why can't we tell mama?"
her: "Well, it's too close to Christmas, I just got this house and I don't want her to be mad!" Anyway, I broke the Barbie staircase, the windows fall out easy, the toilet doesn't flush and I can't seem to get the doorbell to ring."
Remedy: Hot glue gun, batteries, and a dewars and soda. Problem solved - I wish I could fix issues in my house with just three simple ingredients.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
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That's a funny kid you have there. Avery's not the type to worry about breaking things. I guess when you're a little boy dispensing imaginary justice on pirates and ogres, a little breakage is to be expected.
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