The Christmas List: Chainsaw

Seriously I can not catch even a little break. I want to thank the little boy from preschool who brought in the toy chainsaw for show and tell. Wesley wants a chainsaw for Christmas, which I'm seriously considering. Especially after he told me he would be "rearry rearry careful and not cut himself, he wants the kind that cuts wood like rrrrrrrr... rrrr......"

 I should know better than to let Wesley pick his own Christmas present, last year he wanted a $400.00 Kenix Roller coaster, that "Santa" had to stay up all night and put together. Because, "Santa" did not listen to his wife, who told him weeks in advance to start putting it together. Since the person that gave it to them, told Mrs. Claus specifically, it took her adult daughter 3 days to put together. I should know not to ask, but with Christmas coming, two weeks ago in the car....... I did it.

 "Wes, honey what do you want for Christmas?" His response, "You know a wood cutter thing." It cuts trees and goes RRRrrr... Rrrr... and goes round and round? You know what I'm talkn bout mommy?" Well of course my response was No, your not getting a circular saw. He quickly responded "no, it has a long handle and cuts like this" then he made a chopping movement with his hands. "Ohh, you mean a chain saw." Yeahhh he says, " Don't worry mommy I'll be rearry rearry careful and not cut himself." In that case, I'll talk to Santa about maybe getting a toy chainsaw only. Then he insisted to talk to Santa himself.

I might as well let Wesley run around the house with sharp knives, then walk up the wooden steps with roller skates on so he can eat hot dogs that are not precut into non- chokeable pieces while watching something really violent on t.v.

I have been trying for two weeks to find an alternative to a real chainsaw. And Now..... just my luck, my neighbor is getting his tree cut down as we speak. The excitement in Wesley's eyes while screaming through the house "come see mommy, come see" "That's what I was talkn bout mommy, I want that kind of chainsaw." Of course, of course he does. What three year old boy doesn't want a real chain saw.
 
I should be happy for the free, cableless real world entertainment... Wait, just remembered we're paying for half the tree to be cut down. Yep, not even free.