I have been blessed with family who have, through the years, given me awesome gifts. Once, I woke up on Christmas morning to find a bicycle awaiting me by our tree. It was awesome - it was purple with a banana seat. Later on, my folks got a flag for the back of it. I loved that bike.
Another year, I got the She-Ra castle. The impressive box took up the trunk of the car as we traveled to Corpus Christi for Christmas. While this gargantuan package (bigger than my six year old self) remained unlabeled, I knew it was for me. Nevertheless, I was happy to get the beautiful, cloud-like pink castle.
When cabbage patch dolls were all the rage, I was able to get three. Elena Tracy, Terry Marjorie, and Melanie Celeste are packed away somewhere. I remember requesting that they have green eyes and all the girls do. Terry and Melanie are redheads even.
The only time I was ever denied a desired toy was when I was seven or so. I really wanted a Teddy Ruxpin. I was enthralled by how this bear's mouth was synchronized with little audio tapes. Later on, I wanted to play my M.C. Hammer and Paula Abdul tapes inside this teddy bear just to see what that would be like. Alas, my parents said they could not afford this loquacious bear.
I hadn't really thought of this until I started seeing the TJ FairyTales guy. He talks, too. When I first saw the commercial a couple of weeks ago, all I could imagine TJ saying was "Stop, Hammertime. Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh."
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