Sunday, January 18, 2009

So, what do you collect?

The thought this weekend was about our collections we have accumulated. I have a big group of collectors! I didn't realize how many collections we had going until we all sat down and thought about it together.

Outside of my wrinkles, lbs., receipts, recipes, dirty laundry, dirty dishes, and trash(good grief, we take that out about 3 times a day now.)I, also,collect crosses, Dreamsicles, books, playing cards, Magnets, Goblets/Wine Glasses, CD's, wheel weights(don't ask!) and bouncy balls, marbles(which Kevin or Ryan will someday inherit)and we, as a family, collect Monopoly games...

Yep,the one on top says Chocolate Monopoly! We haven't "BIT" into that one, yet.
But when I was little I collected paper dolls. It was my favorite pastime! I am positive there are over 300 in this collection. And you better believe I played with everyone of them! That is my dolls below. To the left you can see the SUITCASE I store them in.

Sara will probably inherit my paper dolls, because she is the only one without a true collection. She has recently started a collection of gift cards that Hayley had doubles of.

I have a few other things I collected as a kid that Kevin has inherited already. Check out his blog to find out what they are.

Of course, this all came up because of Ryan's Rubber Duck Collection.

This had the two bigger kids debating who collects what, who has the most, who has the best, and who has collected the longest. You will have to check out the other blogs to find out what they collect! Now, I want to hear about all the things you collect!

2 comments:

MamaTeeThree said...

Hmm... I think I'm an anti-collector. Space is very limited here, so I try to keep things simple. Just yesterday, we went through and cleared out some of the kids' toys to make room for their new ones from Christmas. The one thing I have a hard time getting rid of, though, is books. We have quite a few bookshelves packed full: textbooks, mostly, but John and I also read a LOT.

Kessiah Kitty Katniss said...

What about angels...when I think of your collections I think of angels!