The Back-to-School Countdown

"Felix? Are you excited for school to start?"

"I'm sort of happy and sort of sad. Summer's over but we get to see all of our friends again."

"Yeah, but I'm kind of scared about times tables and everything."

"Yeah."

"Yeah."

"But Bob, we still have one very important thing to do before school starts."

"Yep."

"Epic water balloon fight. We've got a hundred and three balloons ready so far, I counted."

Crunch Time

"So, Mom? There's only a couple of weeks of summer left and we still have a bunch of things to do on the summer ideas list that I made. I think next week we'll have to go to Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm, and get clown sundaes at the pharmacy, and make a painting of the batman bridge, and go to Huntington Gardens, and have a picnic at the beach. Oh, and Legoland. We should be able to fit all that in, right?"

The Authors

"Look, Felix. I think I'm all done. Here's the last page of my book where Pradu comes back to his alien planet."

"You're not done, Bob."

"Why?"

"Because the picture should show all the other aliens he's coming home to. They can look like him but be different colors."

"Yeah, that's a good idea."

"I know."

Volunteered

"So Felix, I told our Write Your Own Book teacher that my mom is a real writer who's in books and everything and that I think she should come in and help the class. The teacher said okay so my mom's coming tomorrow."

"That's good."

"Yeah, and did you know Sponge Bob Moves In is my favorite video game of the week?"

"That's good."

"And also I'm thirsty."

Way In

"Mom? It's already way into July."

"It is."

"Summer's going fast."

"That's true."

"How can we slow it down?"

Wednesday

"Mom? Wednesdays are good. Especially today. There's summer school and then the Angels game with Dad and Felix and probably some good snacks there. And it's hot. And muggy. And summer-y. And good."

When We're Grown Up

"Hey Bob, when we're grown up and professional soccer players and roommates, do you think we'll be rich?"

"I don't know. We don't have to be rich. We can just be happy. And we have to figure out what team we're going to play for. I'm thinking Manchester United. Wanna try and make each other laugh?"

"Yeah!"

Excitement = Run-On Sentence

"Can we leave now, Mom?"

"No, babe. It's 7:00am. Summer school doesn't start for an hour."

"Okay, but I want to be on time because I'm meeting Felix and then we have almost every class together and I'm not sure which one is going to be my favorite either because it's maybe gonna be stop motion animation or watercolors or clay creations or creative writing or make your own book and I already packed my lunch and they'll have recess too so maybe I can play some soccer and how about now? Is it time to leave yet now?"

Hot Hot Hot

"Bob, what are you doing?"

"I've got my head in the freezer."

"I see that, but why?"

"I'm hot."

"Why don't I turn on the air conditioner?"

"Oh yeah. That might be easier."