Signs We Live In The City....

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Ok, well, maybe just one sign....

"Mom will you please tell me a story." (This was the 248,397th time he asked that today. And the 120,230,098th time he asked this week. We tell a lot of stories around here so I dig up memories like it's my job...)
"Sure, Caleb. This is one I've never told you before. Once upon a time, when I was in middle school, I went over to my friends house to work on a project for science class. When we were finished we went outside to play. We decided to ride my friends real, live horse and--"
"Mom, did it have a button?"
"No Caleb, it was alive."
"Mom, how did you turn it on?"
"Caleb, we didn't have to turn it on. It was alive. It was a real horse. It says neigh."
"Mom, was it a farm animal? Were you on a farm?"
"Yes, Caleb."
"Oh. But why did it not have a button?"

Mad Libs

Are you ready? We're going to play a little game. Remember those old word games we used to play called Mad Libs where you insert some words and it makes a funny story? Do they even make those anymore?

Ready? Here we go.

#1 _____________
name of small animal

#2 _____________
preposition

#3_____________
noun

#4_____________
preposition

#5_____________
noun

#6_____________
same small animal as above








Now fill your words into the paragraph below:

Once upon a time there was a young boy. This boy was rather small in stature, so small that his dad would come home from work, look at him and say, "Why is our (#1)_____________ standing on his back legs playing with toys? Oh wait, that's Elliott." This boy, of small stature, liked to rapidly move around the house seeking adventures. On one particular Wednesday morning (not much different than any of the others) in a matter of minutes Elliott could be found (#2)____________ a (#3)_____________ or (#4)_____________ the (#5)______________. Meanwhile, his mother offered up prayers of supplication to a faithful God for protection for her (#6)_____________, I mean boy. The end. (Well, hopefully not!)



So, I wanted to provide you with a correct list of words for the above scenario that is in fact (constantly) true. Ben has referred to Elliott as a cat before, saying that guests will come into our home and ask while looking at Elliott that very question, "Why does your cat stand on its back legs?" You can mix and match the following prepositions and nouns to describe places Elliott has gotten himself recently (no help needed). Trust me, it will most likely apply :)

• on top of a toy tool bench
• under the crib
• over the recliner
• inside the washing machine (ALMOST...I caught him mid-dive)
• within a small box
• behind two shoe racks in the corner of our closet
• beside the toilet
• beneath the toilet
• below the computer desk next to the paper shredder inside the garbage can (all at the same time!)
• through the spokes that run horizontally on our chairs at the kitchen table
• on the seat of a kid's bike (standing up, not sitting mind you)
• up a full flight of stairs (while mom was wiping the breakfast table--we're talking 10 seconds tops!)

This boy is ADVENTUROUS!