Tank
“I want a new president,” he said randomly to start our morning. “Why?” “ I already know Obama. I want a new president.” I have no idea where that came from and we didn’t have time...
March 2014
Marvin the Martian
“What should we do today?” “Can you help me pick again?” he asked. Yesterday, before we settled in on drawing Sylvester the Cat, I had helped him break out of his block. “Yesterday, we said...
Sylvester the Cat
“What are we doing today?” He thought for a while. He remained silent. “Can you help me pick something like you said you would?” he asked. He’s been struggling on some days to think of...
A Tornado Sucking Up a Cow
“What’s for the snack sack today?” “Rainstorm,” he said right away. It rained here last night. I shot him a look. “I know that look on your face.” “Oh yeah?” “Yeah. It means you don’t...
Carnotaur
“What’s it for today?” “Dinosaur?” “We’ve done lots of dinosaurs.” “How about a Carnotaur?” “I’m not sure if we’ve done that,” I admitted. I looked it up. We hadn’t, but dinosaurs are one of our...
Angry Birds Go!
“What do you want me to do today?” “Can you please do something Easter?” “Like what?” “The Easter Bunny!” “Um, okay, but Easter is 4 weeks away.” “Okay, let’s not do Easter stuff then.” He thought...
Lord Business
“What are we doing today?” “What’s the next season?” “Spring.” “Oh, so Easter? Easter is in spring?” I guess he meant holiday, not season. “Yes. Easter is in April.” “Can you do something Easter-y because...
Sea Monster
“What should we do today?” “I have no ideas!” About 10 seconds later, he said, “Okay, I have 3 more ideas left.” He paused, then suggested, “The Devil’s Triangle.” He’s been watching Discovery Channel shows on...
Leprechaun
“What’s for the snack sack today?” “Cheetah!” “We’ve done a cheetah,” I said without thinking. Actually, I wasn’t sure. I looked it up and, sure enough, we had done a cheetah, exactly 13 months ago. “Leprechaun,”...
The Joker
“What should we do today?” “Lightning striking a house.” “I’ve done that once before,” I said. It was our very first Haunted House. I did a search anyway and handed him my iPhone. He looked...