The best toy

I am so grateful for all the therapy Luke gets, but my weakness comes when I see the toys they use with him. I go to the store for groceries and what do I do? I have to check out the toy section to see if they have a particular toy. "It will help his OT", I tell myself. So now our living room (which is small anyway) looks like an overcrowded toy store. But, last Saturday was my weakest point....garage sale!! Not just any garage sale, but the BIG spring garage sale in my neighborhood. Not just a couple sales, no they go all out. About 40 sales were listed on the community map, but there were at least a dozen more that weren't listed where people took advantage of the crowds of people looking for good deals.

In the midst of it all I did find some great deals, and got some more toys for the living room...only they were BIG toys. For example a Little Tykes kitchen...which is now Luke's favorite toy. Not because of the awesome shelf space or the cool knobs for the grill and stove top....no it is the two doors that hold his interest!! The stove door was pulled open and pushed shut at least 100 times Saturday night. I didn't realize it at the time, but I think it was the best toy I have ever gotten for him. It has a door on the microwave, which is so high he has to stand!! So I help him stand and he will stay there and play with that door over and over at least 10 minutes straight!! Which is so great, you see I could never leave him holding on to the couch to play or anything, because he would scream and scream. But the door has a magic power over him, and he doesn't notice when I back away. So great!! Aahh...the simple things!! It may be big, but it was definitely worth it!!