Ah, No Dear

A neighbor’s house was “TP’d” recently. The Charmin was streaming all over their trees. It was a thorough job. Only problem: The intended victims were not home. And within a couple of hours, caring neighbors (not us) were out there picking up every stray sheet of the white tissue paper. There was little damage done, and no lingering effect. Sorry about that.

Ah, but the perps caught word of their fruitless efforts, and soon struck the same house again. And in great style. Paper streaming everywhere. It was a rather windy day that followed, and the effect was somewhat pretty, actually. Which probably was the reaon behind my 7 year-old’s question to me the next morning.

“Daddy,” she asked, “Can we decorate OUR yard like that one?”

“Ah, no dear. That’s not really supposed to be there in the trees…er, how do I explain this to you?”

The delightful innocence of a first-grader.

The joys of parenting.

Gotta love it.