Titanic Sinking
“Any ideas for today?” “I just got one,” he said lying, still looking around the room for an idea. After a few moments, he said, “You know, instead of the Starbucks thing, the Jamba Juice...
November 2013
Starbucks Mermaid
“What’s for the snack sack today?” He gazed over the countertops and said, “Starbucks Mermaid,” as he spied our tall, clear Starbucks straw-cup on the counter. “By itself or on a cup or something?” I...
Just Designs
“Do you have an idea for today?” “Nope. I have no ideas.” “No ideas?” “Nope.” “Come on, there are an infinite number of ideas.” He thought about it some more. “You could do designs like...
Perry
“Can you do Haunted Mansion from Disneyland?” “I could…but it doesn’t look like much of anything.” I did the search and sure enough it just looks like a house. “And Pirates of the Caribbean doesn’t look...
Tweety Bird
“What should we do today?” “Maybe a dead toad or frog?” “Why dead?” I asked in mild horror. Boy, I really never have any idea what might pop out of his mouth. “Never mind. I’m...
The Golden Ninja from Ninjago
“What’ll it be today?” “Golden Ninja.” “Huh?” “The Golden Ninja from Ninjago.” “Oh, okay,” I said realizing he was referring to one of the LEGO Ninjago characters. I handed him my iPhone with the search...
Tower of Terror
Yesterday, I went to a parent-teacher conference. Right at the start, his teacher showed me the showcase of snack sacks in the classroom. She said, “I can’t believe that isn’t what you do for a...
A Crazy Monkey
“What’ll it be today?” “A monkey. A crazy monkey.” “Okay!” I handed him my iPhone with a bevy of crazy monkeys on it. “Do this one,” he said after scrolling up and down a few times....
Wile E. Coyote on a Rocket
With exuberance he said, “The snack sack is the wolf. No, the coyote. Wile X. Coyote.” “Wile E. Coyote,” I corrected. “Wile E. Coyote,” he repeated. “Can you do this?” he asked after finding the...
Bugs and Daffy
“What’ll it be today?” “I don’t have anything. I’ve used up everything.” “No way, so many things to choose from.” “I don’t even know.” He’s been watching a lot of Looney Tunes lately, so I...