Their New Home
August 24, 2007
I have only threatened to toss it into the firepit and burn it twice. Which considering the amount of bickering over the door open, door shut, window open, window shut, decorations, pillows, crown wearing, who is breathing on whom… considering all that, I should be up for sainthood.
Posted by Chris @ 2:40 pm
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Love seeing those happy faces!
I knew I was hitting adulthood when I became more psyched about the new appliances than about the gigantic boxes they came in… thank goodness I had some kids so I could remember the fun part again.
August 24th, 2007 at 2:56 pmDang, can I come to your house and play too?!
That was always the best part about new appliances. The BOX!
August 24th, 2007 at 2:59 pmAppliance deliveries used to be big news for the whole neighborhood! Fridges were tops but a good washer or dryer box was still cause for celebration.
August 24th, 2007 at 3:12 pmSomedays I am so glad to know that I am not alone. True I only have four during the day, but a lot of toys get taken away. Every. Darn. Day.
August 24th, 2007 at 3:40 pmI want to wear the crown
August 24th, 2007 at 3:48 pmAmazing what magical worlds children will venture into with only a box. Great picture.
August 24th, 2007 at 4:39 pmSorry - even Mother Teresa would lose it on some of the days we face - it’s the mind-numbing minutiae of the kids’ quarrels that will kill you. Like Chinese water torture - drop by drop…
August 24th, 2007 at 5:23 pmWell they are sleeping in there now right? And eating? That means your house will be that much cleaner!
(I’ll just be over here in the Mean Mommy corner again.)
August 24th, 2007 at 5:57 pmAh the joys of cardboard. Don’t you love how much fun they get out of that as opposed to all the toys we buy them? Imagination!
August 24th, 2007 at 5:57 pmI would have decided for them; shut and duct taped.
August 24th, 2007 at 7:00 pmI just keep sending your stories to my daughter:) You are so adorable w/ your adorable kids..
August 24th, 2007 at 8:12 pmThis one..I love..(OK all the others also…)
Oh - but you are….up for sainthood!
Saint Christine - patron saint of playdough, scissors, balloons, boxes, and other annoying toys.
P. S. Guess what? They don’t outgrow it! I have twin 14 year old boys who are posterchildren for - “You aren’t going to throw that away, are you?” This question applies to all items made of cardboard - packng boxes, shoe boxes, etc.
August 24th, 2007 at 8:45 pmIt was a day of mourning in our household when they realized that the new refrigerator came without a box. (I slipped the delivery man a $20 bill to unbox it inside of the truck.) Shameless!
What, they can’t ALL wear crowns?
August 24th, 2007 at 10:33 pmDid you know that the Cardboard Box is the only toy inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame that isn’t actually a toy?
August 24th, 2007 at 11:08 pmSweet picture. Just think of all the memories they’re creating. Hopefully they will forget the ones with voices raised and veins popping and just remember the fun. I’m counting on that myself (daily).
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August 25th, 2007 at 3:33 amHey, a couple of those don’t even look like they are yours ?????
Do your cupboards get put up and together for you or do you have to do it yourselves?
Take Care
August 25th, 2007 at 7:08 amLove Carolynn
I vaguely remember the joys of cardboard houses. *sigh*
August 25th, 2007 at 7:59 amI think it’s great that you’re teaching your kids to get used to living in a box. You know, just in case…
August 25th, 2007 at 8:50 amFunny how something you think would be fun and creative turns into a headache sometimes!
August 25th, 2007 at 11:11 amI hate it when people breathe on me too.
I suspect they’ll remember the fun, rather than the bickering, though. Unless they are like my oldest, whose memory seems to work the other way…
August 25th, 2007 at 11:12 amWow… I wish I had a cardboard box in my house too
Sue
August 25th, 2007 at 12:23 pmIn our previous house, I used to climb in the built-in wardrobe… It feels like my grandmother’s old house…
Wait! Climbing in wardrobes? Ofcourse, I’m not under ten… I’m 25!
I remember the days of joy (and fighting) that came with huge cardboard boxes. Oh the memories…
August 25th, 2007 at 2:07 pmWhat fun, my question would be…do they invite their mum in for tea? or can you only peak in the window, which looks to be heavily guarded at the moment.
Your family is lovely!
Kimmie
August 25th, 2007 at 9:11 pmmama to 6
one homemade and 5 adopted
presently on another adoption journey…come see!
Is that the scent of burning cardboard I smell?
August 26th, 2007 at 1:35 amI love this picture!
I remember those days of cardboard box houses. I miss them!
(And I never caught a picture of the kids playing in their “house”. Good for you!)
August 26th, 2007 at 9:34 amWindows shut! No, windows open!
Enjoy the box. Your kids are so cute!!!
August 26th, 2007 at 3:17 pmI used to love to play in cardboard boxes. This really brings back the memories…
August 26th, 2007 at 4:02 pmSomeone recently said this about my daughter, and it’s echoing in my head as I look at yours: it’s so clear in her face that she has so much *personality*.
August 26th, 2007 at 10:09 pmabout to hurt myself laughing….
I always want to slap myself when i allow a big box to come in the house.
And there have been plenty of them with their dad being an HVAC contractor!
August 27th, 2007 at 9:16 pm