New Hamster

Sarah left Friday to visit her friend Leslie in New Hampshire.

Joel couldn't get the name right. He kept saying "New Hamster."

"Are you gonna bring me a new hamster?" he'd ask.

"No, but I can send you a postcard."

"Of a new hamster?"

It wouldn't surprise me if Sarah came home with a fake hamster for her little brother.

Bed-Man

Down in Myrtle Beach we were driving along Route 17 and Joel was reading every sign he could.

One was the name of a mattress store, but there were no clues to that fact.

He read aloud, "Bed-Man? Is he a superhero?"

Pool Funnies on Vacation

We're on vacation and in the pool this morning, Sarah was telling Joel to lay more horizontal when he swims. He tried it. He went under a little and got water up his nose. She lifted him up and said, "That was easy, wasn't it?"

"No, it wasn't easy!" he said, coughing a bit.

"Yes, it was. You swam farther."

"No, it wasn't!" he insisted. "It's my life!"

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A few minutes later Sarah saw me getting ready to head into the pool.

"Joel," she said eagerly, "Here comes Mom!"

"Oh, no," he groaned. "She's not stylish enough."