Almost here!

Christmas eve... I remember back when I was a child how difficult it was to go to sleep knowing that presents were waiting for me the next morning. One of my first memories of it was when my parents got me a walking robot with flashing lights. They pointed it towards my (crib?) and turned it on. I woke up, saw the robot, noticed it was getting closer... and then promptly freaked out. I'm guessing I also filled up my diaper.

Let me try and list what I can remember as being my favorite toys:

• Giant Tinkertoys
• 500 piece Lego set
• Erector set (in the red plastic box)
• Starbird (spaceship that made sounds depending on the angle you held it at)
• Eagle spaceship from Moonbase Alpha? I have to check on that.
• Atari 2600 (this was a rockin Christmas)
• Toy cabinet my dad built for me
• TCR racetrack (where you could change lanes)

Those are just a few I could remember off the top of my head. Ya know, thinking about all the stuff my parents did for me as I was growing up kinda puts a tear in my eye. I think I'm going to close with that. Gonna call my folks on the other side of the world now.