I read the directions to Ethan. We each had nine stones as players I told him that the object of the game is to take the other players stones.
He then reached across the table with his arms extended and scooped up all of my pieces.
I am no match for him.
But what surprised me the most were his projects that were proudly displayed on his bedroom wall.
I had to stop and stare, and appreciate his current project. It was the Letter F with Feathers. I was struck with the contrast between our two childhoods. My childhood was one of violence. I watched violence on tv. I played games of violence, cowboys or soldiers. I had pistols and rifles. If I was shot I could perform an oscar winning death performance.
I was very impressed with the atmosphere of non violence that his parents are trying to cultivate. What a wonderful world this would be.
Ethan stood there looking at Buddy in the distance, he looked up at me and said, "I want to run like a dog"!
One is never to young to learn how to plan and manage a hostile takeover. These are skills that can be applied in the corporate world.
Grammy is a great storyteller. She started a puppet show for Ethan and other children came to hear her puppet stories.
Even back in the mid evil middle ages, you had to protect your privacy.
I wonder how one is fitted for this suit of armour?
Then you sit in each chair and make the sound that animal makes. Monkees and lions are easy, but giraffes and zebras are tough.
Buddy is a Golden Retriever. It is in his DNA to find and retrieve golf balls. Balls that have been found must be brought up to the golfcourse. He then drops it in the fairway and does a dance around the ball. This is then followed by him rolling over on the ball.
Once he has done this, the evil spirits have been driven out of the ball and the ball will never go out of bounds again.
Fast forward fifty years and $3 won't even buy you a program.
All I could hear was sounds of pleasant conversation and laughter. Perhaps our environment influences our behavior.
By the time Ethan reaches four, he should have the wisdom of Solomon, and we won't have any working mechanical objects in the house.
Ethan solved this challenge that would baffle NASA engineers. He holds the hoodsie cup with both hands, bends over, and uses his teeth to pull the lid tab up. Once the lid is removed, you have to lick it like an Oreo cookie.
Clearly, where there is a will (Ethan), a way will be found.
Chain link fences only remind us of the fabric of clothing that we have left behind.
It is one thing to paint by numbers, it is another to paint by committee.
For my own personal artistic expression and creativity, I find fulfillment with latex paints, spread across a bedroom wall.
When we are young, we paint cannons. When we are older and have been shot out of the cannon, we paint walls.
Do not be confused. This sign is not "Do We Cheat'm and How".
You would think that the sign would have been arranged differently! I wonder how they answer the phone?
A walk in nature is like a walk in an art gallery.
It is different for Grampy, he eats everything that he sees.
This is how you keep a little boy occupied. Immerse him in nature. Introduce him to the giant maple leaves that have fallen. Toss leaves into the water and run along side them on the shore.
Ethan is demonstrating why it is wise to leave a safe distance between you and the exhaust pipe in front of you.
Ethan was confused. There was no steering wheel to make the horse turn. After you have held a steering wheel in your hands, there is no turning back the reins.
