Ghosts

Mia's been freaked out about ghosts lately. They're in her room at night, pestering her and scaring her to death, and sometimes, they fly under her covers, causing a screeching cry in the middle of the night. Tired of getting woken up in the middle of the night because of the "ghostis," I took Mia to the neighorhood hardware store. I walked in and asked the man at the front counter where the nightlights are located. He walked us over to that section, and when we came upon the lights, I asked him if they carry any lights that scare the ghosts away. He said "Oh yeah, this one," pointing to a standard nightlight. I grabbed that light, and went to the clerk to check out. While paying, I said to the man, "Now this one scares the ghosts away, right?" He replied, "Oh yes, this one definitely keeps them away." Mia was all smiles as we headed toward the car. The best part was it only cost $2.49 + tax to regain my sleep at night. So awesome!

11 months later....

Oh man, do I suck at maintaining a blog or what?!!
My last post was March 29, 2009. It's February 21, 2010. Nearly 11 months have gone by, and not a single word typed out.
OK, I'm making a new resolution to blog at least once a week. Pester me if I don't keep up with it. Really.

So here's my story for this week:
This afternoon, I was helping Grace and Sarah pick up their mess of a room, and found a folded piece of notebook paper on the floor next to Grace's dresser.. Thinking it was a worthless piece of scrap paper or the beginning of a story she started but wasn't going to finish, I began walking to the trash can to throw it away. Luckily, I decided to open it up and read it. Here's what it said: "Joey: I'm wondering do you like me? P.S. Your (sic) funny. Love, Grace P.S. Tell me please!! I'm begging you!"

Holy hell, this crap is going on ALREADY? In SECOND GRADE?

We're in trouble. Deep, deep trouble.

I remember doing this in the upper grades, mostly sixth grade, but NOT second grade! I think it's time to invest in some handcuffs.