Have scissors ... will destroy

Oh the things little boys will do while you're folding laundry! My very creative son, Jake, decided to get the scissors and cut a little cave out of the bush near our back deck. Thank goodness its a type of bush that grows like a weed. So I believe it will recover soon. Now, as far as Jake is concerned, he will be perpetually creating stuff out of just about anything.

Another example is one morning I woke up and he had used up the entire roll of aluminum foil to build a rocket. My first thought was to reprimand him for using up all the foil, but then when I saw how excited he was with his creation and he even explained to me how he had fit his Snoopy inside the capsule, I was so impressed with his creativity. I praised him for his talents and bought a new roll of aluminum foil.

So the rain will come, hopefully. And the bush will grow back, hopefully. And Jake will grow up to be an engineer, or something ... just as long as he's happy ... and not destroying plant life.

Snow!

"Snow, snow, just look at the snow. Come out, come out, come out in the snow."

Big dog barked at it. Little dog ran, ran, and then ran some more in it. The kids stayed out until dark in it. I actually joined in a snow ball fight. It's really cool to see snow when it only comes once every six years or so.