My Seussical Life for 2003 December 17

(1) Wed Dec 17 2003 11:50 Crack of Dawn: Atticus has only one request for Santa this year: he wants a Batman shirt. A friend of mine told me yesterday that she had seen them at a clothing store here in Lawrence, and told me that the store would be handing out $15 gift certificates to the first 500 customers at 7:00 am today. I arrived in the parking lot of the store at 6:45 and waited second in line to get my coupon. I felt kind of silly when I left with my purchases and they were still handing out coupons. The other bummer is that today was the "once-in-a-blue-moon" event of the boys sleeping in past 7:00.

Wed Dec 17 2003 12:20 Ironic: Sorry

(7) Wed Dec 17 2003 12:24 Overheard: Atticus in the other room saying to his friend Matthew: "I'm going to be a dog in a manger. Are you going to be a dog in a manger?"

I tried to explain the phrase a while ago, and he'll repeat it in the funniest of times. I guess metaphors are above his head at this point in life.

(1) Wed Dec 17 2003 15:11 Time to Brag: Dave just got his first grade back--an A!! Kudos Dave! More to come I am sure.