– life – bokdrols of wisdom –
Tommy had a lovely fun collection of model trains. Mom Aitch and I started the trend, then his rolling stock fleet was given a boost when Val & Pete Excell brought him a Thomas the Tank Engine from England.
Trains were a thing. He went on a few train rides, one for his fourth birthday party:
Then all of a sudden he was grown and the trains gathered dust. He agreed it would be best if other children could play with them, so off they went:
~~oo0oo~~
TomTom was after yet another new must-have: A Hero factory something-or-other. The Wizard, or Rocka or something.
No. – “Aw, Pleeez Dad”. – No – too expensive.
Withdrawing for a while, he decides pleading isn’t working, gotta try a new tactic: Strolling up to me, he grabs me around the shoulder and lays his head against mine.
“Let’s just get this thing behind us, Dad” he says, like man-to-man, “Face your fears”.
LEGO ‘hero factory’ (you didn’t know?)
