You Talking to Me?

 
"Miss Lew! Oh my gosh, I mean Mom. Mom! I called you my teacher's name."

"It happens."

"I've never done that before."

"It's not a big deal."

"It's kind of weird-ing me out, Miss Lew. I mean, Mom. I did it again! What's happening to me?"

The Countdown Begins

 
"Mom, what's in that box that came in the mail? But who's it addressed to? Is it for me? Is it a present for my birthday? Can I shake it? How fragile? Is it Legos? It doesn't sound like Legos. I won't shake it anymore. Does it go with that other box that came last week that you hid in your closet? I don't know, I just saw it in there one time. Is that one fragile too? Is that one for me? Mom, did you know it's only six more days 'til my birthday?"

Smacksy Sunday Links

These places are real and totally unreal.

I liked this essay about speaking joy.

And I'm a sucker for good latte art.

Happy Sunday.

Smacksy Saturday Photo: Retro Bob & Mr. Rosenberg

Amsterdam, 2007

Things That Are Good About Going to Work With Your Dad On Take Your Child to Work Day by Bob Rosenberg

Me and other kids went to work with our parents today for the whole, pretty much whole, day and I had to wear a button up shirt. I met a friend named Adam and I got to wear a badge with my picture on it. Adam's in second grade and I got to go to the park with him later and we climbed a mountain thing. There were lots of kids at Go-to-Work-Day, maybe more than are in my classroom at school. I had a snack after breakfast of these gummy things that were super good. I got to watch a videos of puppies having a bath and part of Spiderman and part of Karate Kid and the whole movie of Hotel Transylvania. Oh, and the best part? We had pizza for lunch. It was fun but I don't think I want to work there because when I grow up I still want to be in a rock and roll band and be a fireman in the daytime. The end.

I Like All of Those Things

"Mom, I made this picture at school."

"Very cool. Tell me about it."

"It's me and Desmond and Felix and we're at Imagination World and everything's chocolate, like chocolate balloons are there and a chocolate car and the sky is chocolate and we're standing on chocolate mountains."

"Where is Imagination World?"

"It's the world inside my head, inside my imagination."

"I want to go there."

My Boss

"Bob, I'm going outside to water the yard."

"Can I help?"

"Sure. You want to hold the hose?"

"No, I can supervise. I'll be in the car."