A Conversation with my hubby . . . 

First of all, let me set the scene.  We have a lot of these

and these

a couple of these

a bunch of these

and yep, even a few of these around our house.

It seems like every room we walk into there is a set of blocks strewn about with half constructed buildings and roads right in your path.  So, the other day Aaron and I had a conversation that went something like this:

Aaron:  "I've decided I'm throwing all the blocks in this house away."

Me: "Aaron you can't just throw toys away because you're tired of picking them up.  Especially if the kids love playing with them."

Aaron: "Yes, I can . . . and I will." (he was obviously trying to establish some sort of authority here)

Me (deciding to take another approach):  "Aaron, blocks are good developmentally for children of all ages."

Aaron: "Well, our children are developed enough, I'm throwing the blocks away."

That's why he's the newspaper editor and I'm the educator :0)  (BTW, no blocks were harmed in the making of this blog post.)