Paper toys

We've finally found a good use for all of the junk mail we receive -- give it to Zachary. Just place him in the middle of a pile, and he's entertained for hours by newspapers, print ads, and credit card solicitations. At last there's an intermediate step between the mailbox and the recycling bin. (Though on a side rant, how many times can a company we already are monopolistically forced to use for phone service keep soliciting us to pick up their slow-as-molasses data service? It's seriously a nearly daily occurrence.)

A friend sent Zachary an early birthday present of some excellent super-hero themed dinnerware today (no, that certainly doesn't count as junk mail!), and Meh watched him happily play with (and in) the large cardboard box that it came in for much of this afternoon. He really does love his paper goods. Thanks so much to S for the plate, cup, bowl, and "bonus gift" (aka shipping box)!