Grandboy has been creating LISTS of THINGS he does during the day. He asks me how to spell the words and then jots them down on his handy dandy NOTEBOOK…<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
Grandboy: Gwumpa ok then what do we do after making COFFEE in the morning?<\/p>\n
Me: Take a NAP.<\/p>\n
Grandboy: Gwumpa you already said that. You say “take NAPS” too much.<\/p>\n
Me: Oh ok. What should we do then?<\/p>\n
Grandboy: OH I know! We can go in the ATTIC! How you spell ‘attic’ grumpa?<\/p>\n
Me: A..<\/p>\n
Grandboy (light comes on over his head): WAIT i know! I wrote that down yesterday, look! (flips thru NOTEBOOK) Look here’s ATTIC you don’t have to tell me how to spell it \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
—<\/p>\n
Learning is a good thing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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