Alex Is Seven Years Old!

Wednesday 04/12/2006 11:31 PM

My nephew Alex turned seven years old today.

Unfortunately, he didn't get his package yet, but it looks like he'll be getting it Friday. Sorry, Dad and Shannon — it got re-scheduled from its original delivery date of Thursday.

I don't think he'll be reading the blog tomorrow, so I'll go ahead and tell you what we (me, my dad, Candy, Argus and Sheriff) got him:

20 piece Magnetix set of translucent yellow whatchamacallits
60 piece Magnetix Special Parts with Super Xtenders and Linking Bars
2 Lego Racers
3 Bionicle Robot Figure Things (2 small and 1 big)
Glow-in-the-Dark Cosmos collection of stickable planets to put on his walls
Saturn V rocket toy
Yo-yo with the earth painted on it
Earth shaped foam squeezie thing
4 PowerProp Flying Gliders (you know, those little balsa wood planes you can put together in about 20 seconds), including a Type 4 Fighter Hayate, a Thunderbolt F-47D, an Airacobra P-38 and a Mitsubishi Zero
an Orbiter pencil (eraser end of the pencil is cruved and shaped like the outline of the space shuttle)
4 Challenger Learning Center temporary tattoos
Gravity stick (when you turn it upside down, it makes a funny sound as some hidden part of it falls down inside the tube)
a Mystical Tree ("Amazing tree... grows like magic")
a pocket volcano (baking soda and vinegar not included)
a book: First Facts About Flying Machines
4 different types of astronaut food, including Freeze-Dried Strawberries, Double Chocolate Ice Cream Saucer, Cinnamon Apple Wedges and a Freeze-Dried Vanilla Flavored Ice Cream Sandwich
10 comic books, including Superman #511 and 506, Spiderman Unlimited #8, The Spectacular Spiderman #14, Iron Man #278 and 281, Superman & Wonder Woman (compliments of Radio Shack), The Mighty Thor #469, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #6, Namor #3 and X4 #5

And this doesn't include the three Christmas presents he never got in December (long story) that are in the box as well all wrapped up in red paper.

Remember Anarchy in the UA? Well, my dad decided that we just had to get lots of styrofoam peanuts again, so who am I argue with the old man? I did give Shannon a heads up, though. She says he'll be opening his box of goodies in the garage this time around.

As you can tell from the list, we were going with a science theme this year. I knew Alex liked the Magnetix stuff (and double-checked with Shannon to be sure he hadn't just suddenly discovered that Magnetix are the most UNCOOL toys in the world). So once I got those, my dad and I did most of our remaining shopping at the gift shop at the Challenger Learning Center in downtown Tallahassee.

You may or may not remember the nice things I said to Alex on his birthday last year. You may or may not be wondering if I'm going to be able to top it this year. Well, the answer is no, I can't top it this year. Catch me in another 365 and we'll see if I can come up with anything.

BTW, did you know that David Letterman's birthday is April 12th as well?

Well, my dad left today. Come back soon, Dad, and drive safely on your journey. I love you.

File Under: Alex; Birthday; Dad; Shannon
Music: Neil Diamond "12 Songs"

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