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The Massed Ranks!
They may just be something seriously wrong with us 
Late yesterday the boys gathered up as many of their toy cars and lined them up on the rug in the lounge. After they had gone to bed the E.I.C. and myself were watching some Star Trek: The Next Generation. The E.I.C. decided that the ranks were not lined up properly and organised them into loosely colour coordinated rows. I then came along and made sure they were nice and neatly placed close to each other and all facing the right way.
Should I be worried?
Proud Parent Moment
[UPDATE] His piece of Campbell Live tonight has been bumped until next week. Too bigger news day for his story.
It is a break from our normal rules of not posting our lads names and pictures on the Internet, but seeing as he will be on Campbell Live tonight [unless bumped] and is on the front page of stuff it seems a little pointless.
Tough job, but someone’s got to do it Michelle Duff – The Manawatu Standard
Cruising in a Hummer limousine on the way to his dream job is all in a day’s work for New Zealand toyologist Thomas Parry.
The Dannevirke 10-year-old has just returned from a whirlwind trip to Melbourne, where he was inducted into his role as an official trainee toyologist for toy giant Mattel.
He is one of only two New Zealand children chosen for the role alongside Mia Blakie, 7, from Dunedin.
In an enviable arrangement, the duo will be sent $200 worth of toys every month for a year – including some that haven’t even hit the shops yet – to test out and review.
St Joseph’s School pupil Thomas sent in a minute-long video review of a couple of his old toys to land the job.
“Really, I just said I’d quite like to do it and that I quite like toys … I don’t know, maybe it was the smile that did it,” Thomas said.
After being selected, Thomas was flown to Melbourne to meet Mattel’s elite toy testing team at the Toylab academy, and discuss his new job lists with Mattel’s chief toyologist.
“We got to do all the cool stuff like ride in a Hummer limousine and that, and play with the toys, and all the TV cameras were there. It was really neat,” Thomas said.
“I still can’t believe it, my head’s still spinning from the excitement of going to Melbourne, it was so cool.”
He plans on sharing some of the toys with his 4-year-old brother, and even some of his friends.
“My mates are quite stoked, I’ve got a couple of eager lab rats to help me play with the toys, no encouragement needed there.”
His favourite toy so far is a “really cool” police, emergency and aeroplane set, alongside the Dr Bones colour lab toy – which uses top-notch technology to change the colour of toy cars overnight.
So he won’t be needing any Christmas presents then?
“That’s what my parents keep saying, but I reckon. They’re really excited for me – my mum’s giving me the thumbs up.”
At the end of the year the Kiwi toyologists will help to write a Toylab report, naming the best toys of 2011.
The competition was closed to grown-ups.
More Indoor Outdoor Flow
So we had even more indor/outdoor flow!
- The TBT using the old hearth as a construction site
- A lounge with a view
- A big hole in the house
- Patching the hole with old doors
We have no idea what or who G. O. W. is but the date is 30/01/1951
- Outside view of patch job
- Wood from under house and removed fires
