Our Dear Daughter left us this fun puzzle to put together. I wonder what kinds of creative stuff she’ll come up with as she gets older? I’m thinking we have a future filled with treasure hunts, paper dolls, and costume design. And perhaps decoupage?
Those are Evan’s hands hard at work. The last picture shows the pieces that didn’t fit and, we assume, belong to another decimated book. We laughed so hard we cried as we put packing tape over the pieced-together front cover. And then we wondered if other parents ever do this. Or do they simply return the shredded book to the library in a Zip-Loc? Or just pay the fine? We are nothing if not determined.
Tomorrow is Evan’s birthday, so today I am busy with top-secret doings. Thankfully, he won’t be doing the taxes on his birthday, as I believe he has for the past couple years. And that’s just no fun.
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:55 pm
oh my goodness…what a mess, but it looks like you have it under control. at least with the book cover.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:12 pm
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