Monday, June 9, 2008

The Warm and Fuzzy Child

Today, the Matron took her children to Ax Man, a surplus store full of oddity and hardware. Merrick fell in LOVE. Must have. Dirt cheap. Has worn constantly -- this:



A gas mask.

And tonight? Merrick has informed the family that he will be cuddling up with this hardware at bedtime, sorta like a stuffed bunny.

22 comments:

Suburban Correspondent said...

Oy, that is so spooky looking.

Jenn @ Juggling Life said...

It makes sense to me, but then I have boys.

Anonymous said...

LOVE that! Brilliant! So happy your son found it first:)

Anonymous said...

Ummmm. Well now. I guess he is being prepared.

Mrs. G. said...

Well, now at least one of you is ready for the Rapture.

Jennifer S said...

Some people just buy extra batteries and some canned goods. But I like his way, too.

Jocelyn said...

OH. THE. AX. MAN.

You keep making me want to hop in my car and drive south for a few hours.

I'd have to bring along my lad, of course, as he needs to play with Merrick--and get his own gas mask.

She She said...

Fun! I wish we had a store like that.

Heather said...

Huh. I can honestly say I've never heard that before!

Liv said...

you know, you never fail to surprise me.

hee hee

Lisa Wheeler Milton said...

Funny and a bit disturbing...

(And maybe snuggly?)

alison said...

Feed him beans for supper. It'll come in handy by bedtime.

Anonymous said...

Is he trying to tell you something? ;-)

Unknown said...

hahahahahah. Can I borrow it for Hallowee? I think it would go well with a pink tutu.

Elizabeth said...

Gotta love a warm fuzzy gas mask!
We are inundated with musket, swords and pistols...Pirate-y stuff. I like that...defensive weaponry is good.
Pax, EJT

Melanie said...

Just wait. He'll start stockpiling canned goods and batteries next week.

Anonymous said...

The boy's gotta be prepared....

JCK said...

Now, I could use that tonight. In defense against husband O'Toot'O.

K. said...

I LOVE that. He completely rocks, and so do you.

Tricia said...

It'll certainly scare away any bad dreams.

Ari_1965 said...

Once while I rummaged around Ax-Man Surplus, an old man pinched my rear end and offered to buy me a cheeseburger at McDonald's. You can find anything at Ax-Man.

Angie said...

We LOVE this store! My youngest, Brenna, could spend days in that place.

We should meet there, let the kids go wild and sneak off to have coffee!!