The Collector of All Things Crap

Meg has always been a collector.  First it was My Little Ponies, then Strawberry Shortcake/Friends/Horses, followed by Disney Princesses, Squinkies, Zhu Zhu Pets, etc, etc, etc.  Her latest "gotta have" are called Shoulder Buddies.  I liken them to trolls but the girls are quick to tell me that "They Are NOT Trolls!!!" (The bottoms are magnetic and they attach with a separate metal disc.)
  

According to the girls, they come from The Land of Understand and each one possesses a different type of "smart." A cute concept but of course being that they all have their own names and their own "smarts" they are a nuisance to the mother of a crap collector.

Believe it or not, their collections have expanded since this photo.  Here are Meg's, lovingly housed in a case from Home Goods ... purple, of course.

The car is from Steak & Shake and she fashioned that blue ribbon thing to be their medal.  (Didn't I tell you that trophies/medals are important?)  She will sit and talk/play with these little things for hours.  And if her BFF isn't here with her personal collection, the two of them will FaceTime so the whole group can play.

At ten, Meg sometimes seems so grown up but at times such as these, she's still such a little girl.  I may moan and groan over all of her collections but I will definitely miss these days when they're over.