Today is the end-of-year celebrations in both the kids’ classrooms even though the last day of school is Friday. I turned on Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out for Summer,” saying, “I’ll play it again for you on Friday.”
Me: Would you like me to bring a boombox on Friday to pick up and blast this song for you as you leave school.
Pie: Boombox? What’s a boombox?
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As a final reward for filling the marble jar, Doodles has a beach day at school. He was told to bring flip flops, a tank top and shorts, and a beach towel.
Me: Which beach towel do you want? We have an Amazon.com towel, a TripAdvisor towel, and a South Park towel.
Doodles: What’s South Park?
Me: It’s a cartoon with little boys who curse a lot. [I bring down the towel] See?
Doodles: Oh yeah! I know them! I saw the cartoon at School of Rock.
Me: Oh my God! They killed my kid’s innocence! [Okay, not really, but I thought it.]
[And yes I need to get the kids to school and I’m standing here watching the “Beefcake” episode. “Follow your dreams. You can meet your goals. I’m living proof. Beefcake. BEEFCAKE!” Okay, maybe you had to be there.]
