Dragon Robot
“Do you want me to do a robot?” I asked. He brought home the book, “How to Draw Robots,” yesterday from the school library. “Yeah!” he exclaimed. “You cannot do this, right?” he asked cautiously...
January 2014
Sharks
There was confusion today as to whether or not he needed to bring a lunch or even a snack. He’s having a Teddy Bear breakfast this morning and neither of us were sure. He advocated...
Pirate Penguin
“You don’t even have to ask me, ‘What’s for the snack sack?’ today.” “Oh yeah?” I stopped what I was doing to look at him. “What’s for the snack sack?” I asked anyway. “What’s for...
Monster Truck 2
“What should we do today?” “Good timing. I just had an idea.” Under his breath in a low whisper, he debated with himself, “I’m not going to say it. Okay, I’m going to say it....
Bugs Bunny at the Beach
“Any ideas today?” “I know we have time for this because we woke up at the same time.” “What is it?” “The Empire State.” “But I’ve already done The Empire State.” “I know, but I...
Cruise Ship
“Any ideas for the snack sack today?” Silence. “Victor, any ideas for the snack sack today?” Silence. “Victor.” “I’m having trouble thinking of anything.” “Come on, you can think of something.” “I’m the brainstormer, right?”...
Superman
“What should we do today?” “A birthday cake!” he exclaimed, “Because it’s your birthday!” He must have seen the puzzled look on my face because he added, “…if you want to.” “I don’t really want...
Sven from Disney’s Frozen
I got home late last night and felt very sluggish this morning. He was tired too for some reason. Usually he wakes up on his own, but today he slept in. I let him sleep...
Cute Parrot
“What’s for the snack sack today?” He sat pensive and silent. “What about the cute parrot from yesterday? Do you still want that?” “Yes!” he blurted out right away. “Okay, cool. That’s what I’ll do.”...
Parrot
“What should I do today for the snack sack?” “Daddy, I told you yesterday. How do you not know?” “Maybe I don’t remember.” “A parrot,” he told me. “I guess I’ve never done a parrot...