Last night was open house at Texas’ school so we all went up to watch the tiny charge in his natural habitat – he raced around the room showing us how he could paint, wash his own hands, and mop the floor (yep not kidding). But the crowing moment came when one of his afternoon teachers told us that earlier that day she had given the kids a snack of Cheerios and raisin mixed together. Texas picked all the raisins out of his bowl and politely asked for more. She explained to him that since the Cheerios and raisins were mixed together should could not just give him one or the other and that she would be happy to give him more when there were no more Cheerios in his bowl. He went back to his seat and thought for a moment then got up – carried his snack bowl to the garbage emptied out all the Cheerios and walked back to her asking for more.

I should be shocked and saddened by my tiny charges lack of respect for the value of food or wasteful ways but frankly – you have to admire the kid for thinking outside the box and technically he got the Cheerios out of the bowl – she did not clarify that meant eating them.