The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly about LEGOs

"Oh, I love LEGOs!" or "My kids have a TON of LEGOs." That's usually the first words I hear when I either have to explain what my husband does for a living or when I go to a show with him and people come up to the booth to talk. Let's face it, the LEGO trademark is pretty well-known all over the world. I know Carston could tell me what it is, and I'm sure it's only a matter of time before Colton will start saying LEGO!

Before I met Eric, LEGO was just a toy I played with. Didn't have millions of them, but sure, I built stuff. Now since knowing Eric, or at least when he started working for my Dad, LEGO has meant even more. And it's meaning increased when he began working for LEGO Education directly. So here's the good, the bad, and the ugly about LEGO. Happy building!

The GOOD - Eric working for LEGO means I get to stay at home and play LEGOs with my boys! LEGOs give my boys and Eric something to work on together. And is even at the center of game nights thanks to LEGO checkers, LEGO dominos, and our latest game LEGO Pirate Cove. (It's actually a really fun game.) LEGO has also allowed me to travel to places I've never been. Eric's territory has taken me to Oregon and Las Vegas! Here in a couple weeks I get to go to California. (Not because it's his territory, but because it's a national convention!) All of those tiny little LEGOs that you vaccum up in your Dyson, those little things have provided very well for our family!

The BAD - We have a TON of LEGOs! I'm sure there are people out there with a lot more than us, but they are everywhere. We have big LEGOs, small LEGOs, medium LEGOs, motors for our LEGOs, wheels for our LEGOs, a LEGO table, LEGO cases, LEGO soccer balls, LEGO magnets, LEGO picture frames, a LEGO jello mold, LEGO keychains, LEGO pins, and even a LEGO cookie cutter. (I'm pretty sure I'm forgetting something.) I also have a playroom that's overflowing. A playroom that drives my wonderful husband crazy! It's also the same room where I put all the LEGOs he brings home for our kids. Really....like we need even more. Lucky for us, our children have never put LEGOs in their mouths, ears, or noses, so we've been blessed. Having to go to the ER to retrieve a LEGO from somewhere it shouldn't be, would definitely be bad. Of course, we're not out of the woods yet with Colt. Give it time and I'm sure he won't disappoint.

The only UGLY I can think of is stepping on a LEGO. It hurts! BAD!!! Especially when it's 2am and you have to try to find Mickey Mouse so someone can go back to sleep. Yeah, not cool! So while I'm tired of seeing all the LEGOs around the house, I love watching the boys (big and small) build their contraptions. I'm also very thankful for what LEGO has given us. (Of course, Eric is a pretty good sales rep!) And who knows, maybe one of our children will go in to construction and build my dream house some day. Hopefully...not out of LEGOs.