Weekend Reflections- Start the Party

Dominique Thoughts

The boys have been trying out their new toy- PS3. R bought it for the boys as an early Christmas present. They have been having lots of fun on it playing Start the Party. Both Ryan and Roy enjoy doodling using the special move controllers.They are allowed  an hour on the Playstation during the weekends. During the weekdays when they have finished all their chores they are allowed 15 minutes to play a game on it.

The boys love this new electronic toy and especially this game as it tests their reflex actions. There are over 20 mini games inside and they can add their own picture as an avatar and record their voice as they name their avatar.  I like the personalization of the avatars as it makes the game all more interesting to play.

Have you tried this game yet?

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The Worst Christmas Presents Ever – Chuck it in the Bin

Dominique Thoughts

Christmas day is just around the corner. I hear festive music being played on the radio and television.  Christmas is suppose to be the season where little kids look forward to receiving presents. However as one ages the novelty and hype dies down getting presents are not as important as it used to be.

There was this one Christmas my little boy received one of the worst Christmas present ever from this relative.  Luckily he didn’t open the present there and then when it was given to him. He would have been so bitterly disappointed with what he would have seen.   I don’t mind recycle presents as  long as they are thoughtful and age appropriate for the recipient. What really disgusted me with the present was that it was a real cheapskate act of give giving with a real piece of junk. Which adult in their right mind would wrap up a door gift given free to them at an annual dinner and give it to a three year old?  It even had the company’s logo printed in bold on it.   We all knew this relative was famous for recycling presents but this has gone way over the line for me.

I promptly place that present where it should have been- in the bin. It was great that kids at that age have a very short memory and he forgot about that present as he was more busy playing with his cousins. When he finally came around to opening up all the presents given to him that year he didn’t realized that he was short of one.  It didn’t matter though.

From that year onwards I made a mental note to myself to hijack the kids presents and do a check to see if it is worth opening.