Money, Money, Money!

So this may be a dumb thing to write about, but it has been on my mind lately and since this is my journal you all get to hear about it. Christmas is coming, and like every other year I am trying to start my shopping now, but I'm sure like every other year I will still be crazy shopping 3 days before. I'm stuck on what to get for Macy, she is an odd little girl when it comes to toys. I say that in the most loving way, I call her a collector, Tyler calls her a hoarder. Let me explain, she has lots of toys but until recently her favorite and almost only toys she played with were her stuffed animals, kitties mostly, she has 4 kitties, Milo, Yellow kitty, Pedro (Tyler helped with that one), and Whiskers. That was great although Tyler and I never knew kids really PLAYED with stuffed animals. Well now she has moved on to small random things, like bouncy balls, not just one but 4 (a little collection). She also has some little jewels and pirate treasure that are rapidly disappearing to that place that all the missing toys go never to be seen again. The real favorite is the MONEY, not pretend money, Coins: pennies, quarters, dimes and nickles. She loves it she sorts them out into piles and puts them in random containers and baskets. (we have had the "Keep them away from Keaton" talk a hundred times) She takes handfuls with her in the car to keep her entertained. Sometimes I have to let her put it under her pillow during her nap. (sometimes you do whatever it takes.) I am sure it is a phase and she will move onto something else to collect, but maybe we will have to get her a money sorter for Christmas (wow, see how writing this just solved my problem. ha, ha).