That's Bad. That's Good.

Bad Sign: One of Abbie's Christmas presents was a doll that came in a box that exclaimed "lots of fun pieces! We gave her a couple of the big pieces and sealed the rest in a plastic bag until Abbie is old enough to take care of them and have fun with those little pieces in a way that doesn't involve laughing when daddy steps on one.

Good Sign: Today was trash day. All of the packaging from the kids’ presents fit into the trash and/or recycling. The garbage collectors looked less than thrilled when they saw the stack of flattened cardboard boxes by the curb, although one of them took the time to read the box for the boys’ “Buildin’ to Learn Tool Bench” before throwing it in the truck. Hopefully the boys like it as much as he did.