Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Puzzling

The kids have been into doing puzzles lately. And by "the kids," I mean "me."

Campers has said on more than one occasion, "Mom! *I* got to do only three pieces of that puzzle!"

Sorry, boy. "He who hesitates is lost."

(Thanks for the quote, Dad.)

Goodwill is a Gold Mine for puzzles. The Stuff Marts charge $7+ for a brand new puzzle, but at Goodwill?

NINETY-NINE CENTS!

CHA-CHING!

And all the pieces are there, too! Usually!

During my most recent trip to Goodwill, I heard a 3-D globe puzzle calling my name:




Oh, I hear the "oooh's" and "aaahhh's."

Don't be impressed.

The pieces were numbered on the back side. Thus making the puzzle nothing more than a simple sequencing exercise.

Which I counted as "school," I might add.

For the three pieces than Campers got to do.