It's like listening to a 12-year-old boy's voice grow deeper.
It's like realizing your kid's jeans are flooding 2 inches and wondering, "When did this happen?"
It's the quiet but shocking realization your baby is not a baby anymore...but a little boy.
I don't have 75 bucks to drop every Target trip on Thomas. So I scoured Craigslist and found a lady who had collected almost everything.
We talked on the phone. She was sad to sell. But it's not really about Thomas. It's about how our boys are growing up so fast. Her son said to her, "Mom, I'd like for you to get rid of my Thomas table. I'm ready for a Lego table." It was one of those defining moments for her that her little boy wasn't so little anymore. I felt the same.
So we made the deal happen. We emailed a few times even after the transaction, which I never do, because it was really a sentimental exchange. She was inviting me into the Thomas world as she was exiting.
This is just the first batch of trains. Disinfecting...
The previous owner laid out and nail gunned the tracks in one of the several official TTT (Thomas the Train) configurations. Really??? I didn't know that existed.
I added more rails and all of the little shops.
Engine wash
The Honey Factory
They buzz around...
Tidmouth Sheds!!!
The bridge moves up and down
Cranky the Crane? Idk...
James is vain but lots of fun... (Trees from Nara's Party)
Speechless.
Lesson Learned:
I never knew how much I loved playing with trains.
Love,
Sunnyluna
What a find Jess. Queen of the Craigslist world!! Caleby- you have an awesome umma!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for crowning me queen of CL. I accept.
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