A Girl with Gourmet Taste

Last night Bug and I went to Fred "And you thought WalMart was the devil" Meyer to look for a kitchen playset for Bug. They had one on display, but none in the back. The friendly FM associate was oh-so sure one of the other stores would have one, and since we were heading toward the city, anyway, we stopped by another. Alas, they only had the one on display, which didn't have any of the accessories. However, I was told that it was a clearance item, so it would be 40% off. Today Bug and I went back to the local store to get the complete set they had on display there. Cheap. To quote Quagmire, "Oh, yeah!"

The set came with an assortment of plates, cups, cutlery and a skillet. The only food item it came with, oddly enough, was a hotdog. Bug loves her some hotdogs. As a matter of fact, she had one for lunch today and is now having another for dinner. (Let me reiterate that I can't wait for a spot to open for her at the daycare. At least then she'll be eating square meals (or should I say "triangular meals" now?)).

But to back up a little bit to when I first started this post, while Bug's hotdog was still cooking and mister mrtl and I were sitting at the kitchen table eating while Bug was busy cooking with her new gourmet kitchen. We were only somewhat alarmed to suddenly hear her retching. Upon further inspection, we see that she has taken the plastic hotdog from its plastic roll and is shoving it down her throat. Repeatedly. With both hands. Double fisting. Gag reflex.

This is just too much for me.

Comments

[AndreaBT]

Ack! Maybe not quite old enough to know the difference between a real hot dog and a fake hot dog ;) (though truly, isn't "real hot dog" an oxymoron of sorts anyway?)

Buying Audrey's kitchen set was one of the most fun to see her reaction to it. She was only two, I think, and it was on her birthday. I'd spent the morning putting it together, and then carried it out as the piece de resistance after she'd opened everything else. The first words out of her mouth: "Oh, wow!" When everyone else chuckled and said "did you hear her say 'wow'?" she turned to one of her grandmas and said vehemently "I don't say 'wow'!" :)

[rusvw]

We had such an awful experience buying the kiddie kitchen for our second daughter (now 3). We always try to support other fams who trying to make a little business on the internet, and one particular gentleman was making these gorgeous handmade, all wood kitchen sets, complete with refrigerator, microwave, etc. Well, Mr. HandyMan was so good that he was SWAMPED by SAHMs who found his product to be nice and lifelike for their little ones. By the time we got our order, it was half-painted, not-sanded, and a stickie note attached to the doors that were NOT attached, explaining how to attach them (he just didn't have the time).

And the whole time I was looking at my poor daughter, devastated by the condition of her newly purchased play kitchen, all I could think was, "I know how you feel, honey. This is the same way [insert department/appliance store of your choice] delivers our furniture/applicances all the time...."

[side note: I bet a plastic tofu pup would've been a little less retched-like...]
rus --and thanks for stopping by the daffodil quill....

[Bente]

I was just saying yesterday that I want to buy Elli a kitchen set. I'm probably going to wait for her birthday though. There's so much out there for kids these days!

[mrtl]

Andrea - How dare someone acuse her of saying something she doesn't say!

But, oh, what a luxury to get 40% off AND not have to put it together.

rusvw - It's unbelievable that he didn't give you a choice to cancel the order or get it Very Late. And GAH! Like real tofu doesn't taste plasticky enough.

Bente - She played with it for hours tonight. I had it ready when she woke up from her afternoon nap, and I explained to her what surprises are while I changed her diaper ("You get something you really like but didn't expect to get, and everyone yells 'SURPRISE!' and you're all happy and yell 'YAY! For ME!'"). She was thrilled.

[Von Krankipantzen]

Did it come with any plastic pie?

[mrtl]

Kranki - Someday she shall have pie. I know sets of fake food are sold; it's a matter of finding them. So far no luck.