*and this post interrupts the regularly scheduled post about my new office-check for that tomorrow*
My Special Collector's Edition 25th Anniversary Tenderheart Care Bear was delivered today. It has a special silver tummy, with-get this-Sterling silver heart nose, and hip heart (the one on its bottom:) AND Swarovski Crystal eyes.
Oh yes.
I actually somehow, somewhere, got on a Care Bear mailing list that sent me a special email celebrating the 25 anniversary of Care Bears. Twenty-five years? Really? Way to make me feel old, Care Bear people.I still remember my first Care Bear. My Dad got me Cheer Bear (the pink one with the rainbow on it's tummy) for my birthday, which was at McDonalds. I clearly remember opening it and feeling a tremendous amount of relief. I had been asking for it for months (my birthday is right before Xmas, so the new toy commercials are rampant then) and was so happy to receive it.
I promptly slept with it that night, and every night thereafter, for a good number of years. It was the favorite toy, and only started my obsession.
I know am (sort of) proud to admit that I own every Care Bear (made in the USA) that they sold (I would kill for some European versions... but I've not really searched them out) and I have them nicely tucked away for my kiddo.
Except... wait, he's a boy, and oh-wait, he's looking at the box:
And never mind, he would rather look at a car magazine.
*this was not AT ALL POSED, he really shoved it out of the way to look at the copy of Car&Driver that was on the table*
