[from the facing page] Samsonite Toys 1972 Change is a constant process. Yet to each company there comes a time of more significant change. 1972 is such a year for Samsonite Toys. With our long commitment to Lego, and our more recent expansion into preschool toys as a foundation, we entered into a major program of proudct development and growth for 1972. Our efforts were directed to accomplish several objectives. We determined to create a clearly articulated line of toys, with the width and depth necessary to best serve our customers - and the ultimate consumer. We drew upon every area of technical expertise within Samsonite Corporation to ensure that each toy reflected the quality and technical excellence for which Samsonite's luggage and furniture products are known in America. We concentrated on achieving the highest levels of styling in the design of each product, based upon our philosophy that improvements in styling are a major area of opportunity in our industry. Perhaps the most important objective was to provide each product with the greatest apparent value - product size, piece count, multiple play values and quality. We created packaging which will properly communicate the value and excitement of our line to consumers at the point-of-purchase. We have mounted by far the largest public relations program in our history-- ranging form national publicity to local and regional support programs. At the same time, we committed the largest advertising and merchandising program in the history or Samsonite Toys.

Olivia's preschool planned a trip to an indoor pool. The pool is great. There is a rock climbing wall, a rope swing, a huge, fast waterslide, a toddler area with graduated shallow to still shallow area, a whirlpool, a mushroom fountain and lots of toys. Fantastic. I immediately volunteer and sign chloe up. OMG it was a
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We got into a no fault car accident in the school's parking lot (no, I wasn't driving) no one hurt, minimal damage but still unsettling. Then Olivia goes underwater and is flailing around and I am not looking at her. I was looking at the other kid I was responsible for (a four year old energy ball) and another woman helped her. I dnk about lifeguards! but that SUCKED. that sucked alot. so I was pretty frazzled and wanted to come home. But I was on a class trip so I couldn't. I made the best of it natch but I don't do shock overly well.