Laura's Mommy Blog

I guess I am a rookie at this. This is the first year that my daughter understands what Christmas is. She gets that there is a Santa and that he brings all the little kids presents and we get together with family. I have been working hard to get her into the spirit by playing Christmas music, putting up the Christmas tree, and talking to her about what she would like Santa to bring her for Christmas. I even took her to the mall to visit Santa so she could tell him what she wants.

Early last month, we got in the mail the Toys R Us catalogue, which had a lot of great deals in it. I sat down with Ava and asked her to tell me what she would like from the catalogue. I circled everything that she pointed out because I knew that relatives would be asking me what she wanted, so this way I would have things to tell them when they asked. Out of all the toys in the catalogue, there was one toy that she really seemed fixated on. It was the Barbie airplane. I don’t know why she wanted it so badly, she has never seen it in the store or even played with it at a friend’s house, but she kept saying that was what she wanted Santa to bring her.

So, my husband and I thought it was cute and we would constantly ask her what she wanted from Santa, to which she would always reply, “Bawbie Aipane.” I have already bought Ava a lot of Christmas gifts, so when my mother-in-law asked what she should get her, I asked her if she would mind buying her the Barbie airplane. Someone had to get her that plane!

This week my mother-in-law ventured out to Toys R Us to purchase Ava’s Christmas present, and low and behold, there are no more left! Not only that, there aren’t any left in the whole province and the toy has been discontinued. Can someone say “Aaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!!” We checked at a few other stores, and it seems like everyone is out of stock. We even looked on ebay, and it seems like people are trying to take advantage of the situation and are selling this thing for over $100. No thanks!

I’ve come to terms that we are not going to be able to find this airplane for Christmas, but I can’t help but feel guilty for hyping it up to Ava. I never in a million years thought that we wouldn’t be able to get it. So, now I am trying to convince her that the Barbie Camper is a much better choice. I have some people in the States that can pick it up for me, so it looks like we will be going in that direction. But, note to self, “Do not promise gifts to your child that you have not already bought or are sure you will be able to get.” Lesson learned!