Hamsterdam

My wife had to travel to Iowa for a short trip and brought back some minor gifts for the boys. My 5 year old has wanted a pet for some time and has been particularly interested in hamsters and guinea pigs and things like that.

So my wife found a stuffed hamster and brought it back. When she gave it to him, he was very excited. After a while, he asked "Where did you go? Hamsterdam?"

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Allowance Chair

We were fortunate enough to be swimming, outside, in Michigan, in early October. We had this wonderful spell of warm weather in the earlier part of the month.

As we were enjoying the warm weather, poolside, there were various chairs available. My wife and I were both reclining in the sun when my 5 year came up to us and said he'd like an "allowance chair" too.

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Polish Day

I have a few drafts that I never posted for one reason or another. This is the first:

On Saturday, October 20th, my wife was returning home with the kids and at the top of the exit ramp was a homeless person. My wife rolled the window down and handed the man a small amount of money. He said thank you and "Happy Sweetest Day."

My oldest son, from the back of the van, asked "What did he say?" So my wife explained the concept behind this Hallmark holiday. He thought about it for a moment and asked, "So is there a Polish Day, too?"

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