When my sister and I were kids, there would be times when we wanted a certain toy or stuffed animal (or CD/cassette, movie, etc. as we got older). This would send our parents on a quest, usually with us tagging along, till we got what we wanted. One year, it was a Popple (those stuffed animals that would fold into a ball) that just seemed to be out of stock everywhere. We found it somewhere in Florida while we were on vacation. Another time, my sister wanted a stuffed animal version of that furry little creature from "Captain EO." I think it took a few trips to Epcot Center before one was finally able to be found and purchased. When I was in 8th grade, I really wanted the "Sing" soundtrack. I think we searched every record store in the suburbs before finding it (and if the cassette dies, I don't think I can even find it on CD). Then there was the time where we had to get these stuffed reindeers from Burger King (yes, I know we're Jewish but they were these collectible items at the time...I don't even know what the big deal was anymore, come to think of it). We were all piled into a van with our friends in Florida and everyone was ordering kid's meals from the drive up, even though we just ate dinner, just so we could get each type of reindeer they had. (And this was also long before I started keeping Kosher.) Overall, it was a lot of fun family bonding with each item we pursued.
I was reminded of these quests today when I was at Toys R' Us looking for a replacement camera for my older son. I was also on the hunt for a toy acoustic guitar for my younger son. While they had a lot of guitars, the ones that would have worked for him were either broken or had too many bells and whistles, so to speak. He's going to be three and I know he'll be happy with something simple. (I did luck out on the camera though.) I'll probably continue my guitar search till I find something just right for my younger son (and I hope that he'll still be interested at that point).
May the quests continue with their changing interests....
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