Sunday, May 4, 2008

This is Alfie. Our favorite little green tractor. Jason and I HATE this toy. Why it is still in our home is beyond me. Isaac was obsessed with this toy when he was about 3. If it got lost we heard about it for days.....DAYS people......well, finally it got lost for good and Isaac moved on to new and better toys. Last year when the snow melted we found little Alfie in our backyard. Now Luke has found little Alfie and they have bonded as only little boys and toys do. However, Luke has a weird little obsession.........

Isn't he cute. Not hardly..... Luke won't play with Alfie if he looks like this.....

Or this.....................(frustration begins to mount)

Or this.......(yes, the swearing in my mind usually begins here........)

This is how Alfie must look in order for Luke to play with it.

Now keep in mind this toy rotates and the arm moves with the slightest movement so in a 15 minute period Luke will follow me around the house crying because Alfie is not in the correct position. After fixing him about 25 times I finally will just hide him and let Luke cry it out until he moves on to the next toy.

So, Alfie is looking for a new home, somewhere nice and warm, with little children. You can have him, no charge......anyone.....anyone.......

6 comments:

Kae said...

Ok that is about the funniest thing I have ever read. No thanks on the Alfie we already have one but my boys don't really play with him.

Marianne said...

Okay, I definitely don't want this. You are well aware of Makenna's obsession with her Cinderella doll. It has now turned into a little book about chicks. Adam told her we lost it at Grandma's, it's actually hidden on the counter...

Melissa said...

That is hilarious! It's funny how frustrated they get when things aren't the way the want!

Kristi said...

You are so funny! I love how you write about life with your boys. I so no your pain about the little things. We won't be having Alfie anytime soon though. We have princess obsession going on!

Tracey said...

You are welcome to leave Alfie at our house again. We take visitors anytime! Another train around here wouldn't make any difference! :) However, keep in mind that the last time Alfie spent some time at our house it was a disaster. Isaac was not happy!

the author said...

You crack me up. This is really hilarious.

I like imagining you posing Alfie for the camera with your blood boiling.

:)