Why Our Living Room Looks Like a Tornado Came Through

Caught on video:

It's very difficult to decide which of the many, many toys in the toybox is the right toy...

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Toyboxes are such an adult idea! So sterile and boring! They just don't understand; toys are meant to be spread out, where they can be appreciated / walked on / picked up and chewed.

Keeps a girl busy all the time, just repairing the mess adults make.

I have a dog that does the same thing. At least you have a hope of teaching her to put them away.

By Ruth Ellen (not verified) on 17 Aug 2009 #permalink

I like the toys, that was a very excellent octopus she discarded just before her final choice of the - what was that, anyway? A doll in a dolphin suit?