Thomas the tank engine takes over the world

Image via WikipediaOur two year (and 2 months!) old has officially fallen in love with everything Thomas. From the moment my wife picked up a cheap Thomas and Friends DVD at Target, which he watched, mesmerized, he has evolved his love of trains to where his GeoTrax and Lego train sets are no longer sufficient.

Now, his trains must be wooden, be propped up on a table, and the trains must be able to be manually pushed along.

It does seem like a step backwards, after all, the GeoTrax ran on their own, as did the Lego set.

The Thomas videos were a bit creepy at first, where the trains were speaking but their mouths were not moving. Yes, they were narrated (George Carlin and Ringo Starr, nonetheless!) but it just wasn't quite right.

They've since fixed this oversight and the newer films offer a true mouth-moving experience -- much more realistic.

Now, to find the Sight and Sounds Deluxe set somewhere...

A Couple's Wintery Village Scenes

Showing that just because Christmas is over, doesn't mean it's time to take down your snowy scenes...I found this article in the Villages Daily Sun : "Walking in a winter wonderland takes on new meaning when anyone enters the home of Don and Lorraine Crowley. The couple have snowy scenes from the North Pole and Elfland set up in the living room, while the garage is filled with a huge Christmas in the City display, complete with streets, bridges and a baseball park. But for Lorraine, president of the Tri-County Department 56 Collector’s Club, the displays are nothing out of the ordinary, considering many of the club members have similar displays in their own homes. “Everybody has different ways of displaying it,” Lorraine said of the Department 56 collectibles. “You find different things. When somebody comes up with a unique idea, you try and share it. It’s always nice to see somebody do something different.” ... click here to read the rest of the article

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