Good, Old-Fashion Fun

The irony of tonight's activities is really something worth blogging about.

We're halfway through summer and the kids are already tired of everything. Brandon came downstairs whining about being bored. I happened to have been dusting all the things on the entertainment center at the time and ran across a DVD that my dad brought -- a sampler from the various seasons of The Howdy Doody Show, his favorite show as a kid. As Brandon was complaining, I popped it in the DVD player. Within minutes, Brandon was laughing, thoroughly enjoying the show, and no longer bored.

Ashley and Jonathan were at the kitchen table working on something together. When Karlon and I looked closer, we saw that they had made themselves some "new toys." They didn't know it, but they had reinvented the "paper doll." Jonathan's was a Mario character with various accessories that could be interchanged, and Ashley's was a traditional little girl with various hats and gadgets that could be held. They played with them like they were puppets for well over an hour. Karlon and I didn't realize the irony until later. . . that Brandon was glued to The Howdy Doody Show, while Ashley and Jonathan were playing with paper dolls at the kitchen table.

. . .I guess it must have been 50's night :)