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Friday, March 16, 2007

The "I Said" Doll

Today was just like any other day since my older son (OS) turned 3. We started out the morning with the following conversation:
AE (to OS): Your breakfast is on the table.
OS: I want Clifford Crunch for breakfast.
AE: It's on the table. (OS is examining a spoon).
OS: I want Clifford Crunch.
AE: I said it's on the table.

I decided to take the boys to the Y after lunch. The following conversation took place:
AE: OS, please put your boots on.
OS (Ignoring me and playing):
AE: I said put your boots on.
OS: I'm going to bring my sippy cup.
AE: That's fine. Put your boots on.

I started thinking about this show I watched last night called Andy Barker PI. My husband and I are big fans of the show Psych. Unfortunately Psych has an extremely short season. It ran for 6 weeks in July and from January until 2 weeks ago. It will be back in July. Andy Barker PI sort of reminded me of Psych so I thought I would check it out. Anyhow, on the show Andy Barker has a Sandra Bullock doll that's really a recorder. That lead me to my brilliant idea: The I Said dolls. The doll will be available in both female and male versions that will wear jeans and t-shirt (or sweat pants and a t-shirt - custom orders will also be available) and have arrowroot cookies in their hair as well as spit-up on one of their shoulders. Just for fun the dolls will be wearing mismatched shoes. Parents will be able to record what their kids need restated many times and then can just leave the doll in the room and go do something productive like reading blogs. In fact, I think I might set up a microphone system just like in Andy Barker PI so that I can place my I Said doll under the mike so that exciting statements like "Go pee!" could be blasted throughout my house repeatedly.

Or how about this conversation that happened today:
OS: (chasing the dog with his left index finger)
AE: Please leave the dog alone.
OS: (Pointing with his right index finger at his left finger): This is a chinchilla.
AE: Tell the chinchilla to leave the dog alone.
OS (having already forgotten what I said): Chinchilla, chinchilla, go chinchilla (while poking dog with left index finger and singing the above chinchilla song.)
AE: Tell the chinchilla to leave the dog alone. (x3)

Now how much better would it have been if the I Said doll was sitting on the couch saying "Tell the chinchilla to leave the dog alone) leaving me to read your blog.

A. Elliot's Lesson Learned: I said, "Tell the chinchilla to leave the dog alone."

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posted by Alex Elliot @ 8:14 PM   5 comments
5 Comments:

  • At 3/17/2007 9:22 AM, Blogger super des said…

    My bf stumbled across Andy Barker, PI on the internet. I didn't really watch it, but he was rolling on the floor crying.

    You should definitely patent that doll. It can pay for the boys' college tuition.

     

  • At 3/17/2007 10:15 PM, Blogger Cori said…

    Oh Alex, that was brillant. I am so with you right now. In fact, if you have a moment go back and read my very first ever blog post.

    http://sahmbles.blogspot.com/2006/12/outside-vox.html

     

  • At 3/17/2007 10:41 PM, Blogger Alex Elliot said…

    Cori, I loved your post! I know have a new plan for my I Said doll: after repeating a statement 3 times, the doll will then borrow a phrase from the from your post on the Vox and say "I want to go back to work!".

     

  • At 3/17/2007 10:42 PM, Blogger Alex Elliot said…

    Whoops! I meant to write "I now..."

     

  • At 3/20/2007 12:04 AM, Blogger Suzanne said…

    Ha ha ha ha ha. I love the doll idea. The finger chinchilla is slaying me, though.

     
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