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04/01/2007 Archived Entry: "Reason to Skip McDonalds"
(Not an April Fools Post) I'll admit that Grandson R--- and I rarely skip McDonalds. The Redmond McDonalds near us has a great indoor play area so we probably go once a week. But since during a low-appetite period for R---- I managed to switch him to the yogurt and fruit parfait instead of the standard Happy Meal, the Happy Meal toy is not a regular part of our routine. I only get one when I deem it a good toy, like the Cars Movie Cars or the Humvees they had last year. Did you know that the toys can be purchased separately? Thus you can complete a collection if having all the cars is important. But like badbadivy at Love Shak, Baby, I don't like it when the toys are designated specifically as for boys or for girls.
When I go to McDonald's and they ask the dreaded "Is this for a girl or a boy?" question, I'm always stuck. My daughter always wants the boy toy, but if I say it's for a boy, she freaks. If I say "It's for a girl, but we want a boy toy", invariably we get the girl toy anyway. Even if I just say "I'd like a boy toy, please", my daughter cries. "I don't want the BOY toy, mama, I want the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toy! They're not just for boys, are they? Why do the boys always get the good toys?"I wish I knew why the boys always got the good toys. It's like that Christmas song Up On The Housetop. Nell gets a stupid doll in her stocking and that's it. Who cares if it opens and shuts its eyes? Will gets a hammer and tacks and a whistle and a ball AND a whip that cracks. So jealous.
By the way, I found Love Shak, Baby via Ivy's work at Home Ec 101.
(tags: badbadivy, LoveShakBaby, McDonalds, HappyMeal)
Replies: 4 comments
Well, FWIW, my dog loves McDonald's french fries. She likes them better than any other fast-food treat, from any of the mainstream fast-food vendors.
She likes them better than BK fries, or Wendy's fries.
I am not kidding.
Posted by John @ 04/04/2007 05:50 AM PST
I also like getting the fruit and walnut salad, but I think it's overpriced.
Agrees fully.
Posted by John Robinson @ 04/04/2007 12:27 AM PST
I like this cinnamon bun thing they've had lately. I also like getting the fruit and walnut salad, but I think it's overpriced.
Posted by Anita @ 04/02/2007 10:41 AM PST
Thanks for the link! I am in LOVE with the fruit and yogurt parfait, I swear I could eat it every day, hee hee!
Posted by Ivy @ 04/02/2007 07:07 AM PST