Normal is a relative thing

I have blogged before about Webkinz. I really enjoy them so much, and would have been enthralled with them had they been around when I was a kid. I used to create little imaginary towns and houses for all of my little imaginary creatures. I had to actually imagine them, and it was one of the ways I would entertain myself. I was a very spacey sort of child. I was always either reading or wrapped up in this type of elaborate daydreaming. Anyways, I have been resisting the urge to buy myself any Webkinz or start my own account, because that just seems, well, very immature and silly. But I noticed a few nights ago that the black and white cat we bought for Anna a while back still had the secret code attached and had never been activated. So I basically stole it from my child, named her Meowington and created the most beautiful room for her. The type of bedroom I wish I had. Not the gaudy or bright or hodgepodge rooms the kids create (like the room for Jonathan's snake, where he has used an ingenious [but I'm sorry, hideous] mix of the space and schoolroom themes). I have been playing the games quite a bit, especially Quizzy's Word Challenge, which is sort of like Boggle, which I LOVE! I was a little concerned about my sanity until I went to scrapbook with some ladies last night. Am I normal to be enjoying this kiddo hobby so much? Somehow Webkinz came up as a topic of conversation and I was so relieved when the other two mothers my age started talking about how they are both on Webkinz, and this or that is their favorite game, and how they have found loopholes so you can do more jobs per day, and all of this other stuff. They were so excited while we were talking about it! It made me feel so much more normal to know that I am not the only one visiting the Curio Shop at midnight to see what's on sale.