Because knowing is half the battle

This here is another part of "lunch box" collection. I got it for 50 cents at the flea market one day. Justin and I had gone there to sell stuff, and like usual, I ended up wanting to shop. It is dated 1987, and is very well loved. My 3 year old son just doesn't get why it's on a shelf and he's not allowed to drink from it. Although, I did let him take the Wuzzles thermos with us when we went to the tree lighting downtown, it was cold and the hot chocolate was AMAZING!

I remember my dad getting me out of bed in the mornings by telling me I was going to miss Transformers and GI Joe. If you couldn't tell I was a bit of a tomboy, I guess I still am. Now, my son LOVES Transformers, the cartoon (the new one at least) and the movies, but has yet to see GI Joe. I'm not really sure why, we just haven't got around to it.

Na na na na SHIRT TALES!

This is one of the few things I have that is OLDER than me. Most everything is older than my husband though, but THIS is dated 1980. Of course like most of the "Hallmark Card Cartoons", the merchandise came out before the cartoon aired, so even though I was only 3 or 4, I still remember watching this at my Grandmom's house with my uncle, who at the time was only about 10 years older than myself. It was probably reruns, but still, I remember it. The earliest memory I have is watching this, an episode where I think they were on a train.

I found this at a Good Will. There was a Belkie Bear like I had when I was a kid sticking out in the pile of stuffed animals. When I pressed the button to make it play Christmas music, it was louder than I remembered, and played like 20 songs, so I put it back, when I was putting it back, I saw the lunch box buried underneath some other ratty looking toys. I dug it out, thrilled, that I found it, and that it was only 50 cents.