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To: Ilaine who wrote (36783)	8/31/1999 2:37:00 PM
From: Gauguin	Respond to of 71178

Bravo, Coby. Bravo. You have a big place in my heart. To think that two kids got to have fun ~ it's so exciting. It, and Rambi's idea, make me wonder if we can still have fun. Maybe enabling fun? Fun. What a thing.

To: Ilaine who wrote (36783)	8/31/1999 2:47:00 PM
From: Crocodile	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

Cardboard boxes... they were THE BEST... especially the big ones that stoves or washing machines came packed in. Those boxes made great spaceships.... or you could get inside of them and roll down a hill without doing major damage to yourself...just so long as you didn't crash into a tree that is... There weren't too many rules about "playing" at our house... just that one about not running with a pair of scissors in case you poked your eyes out... Pots and pans were used to make great drum sets. My dad's drafting table made a fantastic cave when you draped blankets over it... Don't know if it resulted in any great ill effects in my later life. The only minor one is my inability to pass by a large cardboard crate without thinking of what neat things I could do with it.

To: Ilaine who wrote (36783)	8/31/1999 2:50:00 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 71178

Yay Cobe! We have pictures of the boys as babies, in only diapers or little pants, with all the cushions from the couch and chairs piled the same way, and their faces are so happy! I wasn't very bright though and had bought cream colored furniture. It didn't last long. Well, it didn't last long as cream colored. Paul's description of the tent was amazing. And made me feel a little guilty because for Christmas one year, the boys got "bed tents". They went on the bed like a sheet, but then there were about 3000 small pieces of plastic that fitted together and turned it into a tent you could sleep in. And they LOVED these. I hated them, first because they were a pain to take apart and wash and put together, and second because I had to crawl into them every morning looking for whatever they had hidden in there the night before. They had pockets too in the sides, and you never knew what your hand was going to touch. Cardboard boxes were wonderful-- Big ones-like the ones the refrigerator came in were better than any bought toy. No-I can't believe Chris cared!!!!! Dan would crawl around with the kids while I finished making dinner. I guess being a slob has its benefits.