Tuesday, March 03, 2009
End of an Era
For long-time readers of this blog, you may remember that Pierce got his very first remote control car as a reward for successfully using the potty five times in a row. That car has been around forever, shedding pieces of plastic as its been driven into walls, furniture and pets. But it kept on running.
Until now. The car logged its last mile a couple of weeks ago and Pierce has been keeping it around for sentimental reasons. Over the weekend we convinced him his period of mourning had expired and it was time for the dead car to go to the great garbage dump in the sky.
Pierce was reluctant, but relented. And off to the trash it went. Pierce probably has an additional 5-6 remote control cars (most stored in the basement and rarely seeing the light of day), so this car's demise is no big loss. But, I think I'll miss it anyway. It did represent a significant achievement for our young man.
Speaking of the demise of things. The trainscape Pierce, Anna and I built together has been living under Pierce's bed for a couple of years. It used to get pulled out and played with often, but it has fallen out of favor and Pierce has been asking for track that he can assemble at will. On Sunday we disassembled the trainscape and Pierce is now the proud owner of a box of track, two power transformers, and a huge carton of electric train engines and cars.
-Eric (Dad)
Until now. The car logged its last mile a couple of weeks ago and Pierce has been keeping it around for sentimental reasons. Over the weekend we convinced him his period of mourning had expired and it was time for the dead car to go to the great garbage dump in the sky.
Pierce was reluctant, but relented. And off to the trash it went. Pierce probably has an additional 5-6 remote control cars (most stored in the basement and rarely seeing the light of day), so this car's demise is no big loss. But, I think I'll miss it anyway. It did represent a significant achievement for our young man.
Speaking of the demise of things. The trainscape Pierce, Anna and I built together has been living under Pierce's bed for a couple of years. It used to get pulled out and played with often, but it has fallen out of favor and Pierce has been asking for track that he can assemble at will. On Sunday we disassembled the trainscape and Pierce is now the proud owner of a box of track, two power transformers, and a huge carton of electric train engines and cars.
-Eric (Dad)
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