"Some assembly required."
Those are the most fearsome words that a parent can hear, sending a frisson of fear down the spine. OmegaGranny is going to have a lovely pictorial of "some assembly required".
The Barbie Jammin' Jeep ("some assembly required") has a radio. The radio, when turned on, was tuned to NPR. That is a Christmas miracle!
Children of a "certain age" will not wait until mom and dad really want to wake up to dash out into the living room to see what Santa brought. Santa brought OmegaDotter a wooden Breyer barn ("some assembly required").
It did not bring the same squeal that the BJJ did, but Spirit is now climbing on the roof of the barn, accompanied by a paint and many neighs, plus the sounds of Morning Edition.
Santa brought me a bunch of 60-minute massages. Santa was very good! (NO assembly required, woohoo!)
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At 12/25/2006 04:57:00 PM,
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At 12/26/2006 08:26:00 AM,
Kate said…Anon--Oy, yes, I feel your pain! This year, we had a lot less of the twisty-ties than last year, thank heavens!
"Some assembly required" is right up there with the toy packaging. Are they designed to withstand a cyclone? I spent half the day untwisting those flippin ties.