Monday, December 15, 2008

Christmas Memories

Last night I was watching part of the Santa Clause movie with Alyssa. It was the part where he gives grown people gifts that they had once asked for or loved as a child. It reminded me of something my sister would ask for every year.

A Snoopy Sno Cone Machine.



When we were small children and Christmas time rolled around the inevitable question always arose. What do you want for Christmas? Her answer was always a Snoopy Sno Cone Machine. And every year she did not get one.
A good 12 years ago or so, I was in a Toys R Us and I happened to come across one. Even though we were both grown and married, I couldn't resist.
I bought my sister a Snoopy Sno Cone Machine. Yes, I did.
And yes, she played with it.

14 comments:

~Trish~ said...

We have that!!! It's a LOT of work to get a little bit out but its fun!!!

Caroline said...

Awesome! My friend had that...I was so jealous of her!

Mrs Anne said...

lol! i loved the snoopy snocone maker... i had one, loved it, ate wayy too many snocones and sold them to friends in the summer! (who needs a lemonade stand when you have a snoopy snocone maker!)

i think it's adorable you bought it for her!
:)

Happiest Holidays sweet pea!

BBB said...

Oh I remember seeing that in the Sears toys catalog... i'm sure it's one I circled every year!!

I think it's a blast to make a childhood dream come true!!!

TuTu's Bliss said...

LOL I love my snow cone machine and you can bet that I am looking forard to playing with my daughter's new Easy Bake oven!!

Cammie said...

ohhh, that was the best toy ever when I was younger! That and the Easy Bake Oven!

Lula! said...

Amy--I always wanted one of these. Always. And never got one.

It's a major reqret in my life.

Sigh...

p.s. You are a fabulous sister.

scargosun said...

That was the best gift EVER! It made really good sno cones.

Lesley said...

that's awesome.....oh the nostalgia of it all...between that and the easy bake oven....you could live I think with just those two things....

Ashley said...

That's hilarious!!! I bet that was the highlight of her Christmas! haha!

Heather said...

I loved my Snoopy snow cone maker!!! Ah...memories.

Susie said...

What a good sister you are:-)

Little April said...

That was probably the best gift she got that year!
I remember the Snoopy Snowcone machine, I had one I loooovvvveedddd it!!!!!! Good Memories:)

Sydney said...

OH! How I wanted the Snoopy Sno-cone machine! I wanted the Easy Bake oven, too, and never got it. -sigh- and of course, my friends who got these cool toys NEVER wanted to play with them.