A Mommy confession

I'm a little bit embarassed to post this one... I had a weak Mommy moment a couple of days ago and purchased a Thomas the tank engine ride on toy from Craigslist. (Does anyone remember Silver Spoons?) Now, I did get a great deal on it, but it breaks just about every toy guideline I've created for myself. I prefer not to buy Anna toys too many toys that 1. have batteries 2. have syndicated characters on them 3. are huge pieces of molded plastic (due to the environmental impact). I can give myself a pass on rule #3 for this one because I purchased a used toy (yay for Craigslist!), but this toy blows rules number 1 and 2 right out of the water. In hindsight I'm not sure what came over me. My arguments to myself were that Anna would LOVE it and that it would keep her occupied while we moved and unpacked. She does really enjoy this toy, but in hindsight I can't believe that I bought it. Oh, well. At least we have more space to keep toys in now.