“What should we do today?” He mumbled something I didn’t understand. “What?” He strung a bunch of random thoughts together still not making much sense. After some more probing, I was able to discern that...
A Gingerbread Man I got in very late last night after being delayed at the Phoenix airport for over 3 hours. I was tired and groggy this morning. “Pick something easy today,” I said flatly....
Rock Climbing Wall “Do my bug-y bot-y.” He was referring to one of his toys on the kitchen table. “Never mind. Don’t do bug-bot. Ugh. I don’t know what to do!” he said suddenly exasperated....
Robot Monster “What’s for the snack sack today?” I asked absently. I was distracted by work issues this morning. “My robot. Daddy, do my robot,” he said without delay. He was talking about one of...
A TV “A TV,” he said. “Not like, ‘copy this TV,’” he continued gesturing toward our family room TV. “Some random TV,” he added for further clarification. I ran a search and handed him my...
A House “Any ideas for today’s snack sack?” “A house.” “What kind of house?” “Like the house we live in.” “Okay,” I said as I ran a search on my iPhone. “All of these are...
My Number Line “What’s for the snack sack today?” “Part of this,” he said holding up the class project he brought home yesterday. I read out loud, “My number line. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10,...
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...
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...
My Piggy “What’s for the snack sack today?” “My piggy?” He was referring to his Angry Birds King Pig piggy bank. He broke the crown off of it yesterday. We glued it back on and...
