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How about a battleship…

How about a battleship…

“What should we do today?” “Does Mobzilla look exactly like Godzilla?” he asked. “I don’t know. Let me look it up,” I said casually. I actually had no idea what he was talking about, but...

Godzilla

Godzilla

Today, I didn’t ask him what he wanted. Instead, I directly ran a search for “Minecraft Godzilla.” He had watched a video of a Godzilla mod for Minecraft last night and asked me if I...

Tank

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...

Marvin the Martian

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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...