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How about a sloth…

How about a sloth…

How about a sloth… “How about a sloth?” He had just made a sloth out of construction paper the day before at school. It was laying on the kitchen table. I did a search for...

Pop Top Containers

Pop Top Containers

Pop Top Containers “Snack sack?” I asked. “A banana,” he said without delay. “Just a single banana?” I asked for clarification. “A-ha-ha-ha! Just kidding!” he shouted with the exuberance of someone who had just pulled...

You can draw a clock…

You can draw a clock…

You can draw a clock… “What’s for the snack sack today?” I asked as I busily prepared his lunch. “What time is it?” he asked looking at our oven’s clock across the table from him....

A Gray Whale

A Gray Whale

A Gray Whale “A humpback whale.” As he said this, I noticed a stuffed humpback whale on a little table in our kitchen. “We’ve already done a humpback whale,” I reminded him. “Okay then, a...

Daffodil Art

Daffodil Art

Daffodil Art “This!” he said proudly as he held up the daffodil art project he brought home from school yesterday. He had been recognized as artist of the week last week at ESS. His work,...

Tiger Bus

Tiger Bus

Tiger Bus “Snack sack?” I asked once I finished making his breakfast. “This!” he said pointing to his new tiger bus toy that he got from the zoo this past weekend. I had refused him...

A Bullet Train

A Bullet Train

A Bullet Train “I don’t know. I don’t have any ideas,” he said dejectedly after thinking about it for some time. “How about a train?” I suggested. It had come to me all of the...

A Cheetah

A Cheetah

A Cheetah “What’s for the snack sack today?” “Optimus Prime. No. Bumblebee!” “Uh, that’s going to be too hard for right now.” “You just have to do tha-at,” he said pointing to his Transformers backpack...

I definitely want a puppy…

I definitely want a puppy…

I definitely want a puppy… “I definitely want a dog,” he said without hesitation. “A puppy! I definitely want a puppy!” he corrected. “Okay,” I said and handed him my iPhone. “Aww, how cute!” he...

Victor’s Chicken Stew

Victor’s Chicken Stew

Victor’s Chicken Stew “What’s for the snack sack today?” “Do that…” he said pointing at a library book he brought home yesterday. “The cover?” I asked reading the title, The Wolf’s Chicken Stew. “Yeah.” I...