My 7-year-old son had been waiting anxiously for a set of books he ordered. We had some terrible hailstorms last year and were finally having our roof repaired. The roofers delivered the supplies, and there were many boxes and piles of things on the lawn while they were working on it. When we arrived home after being out, my son saw a large box on the lawn. He got really excited and yelled, “Mom, look! My books have arrived!” I told him, “No, honey. Those are the materials the roofer guys are using to fix our roof.’” He scrunched up his face in horror and said, “Wait. Why would they use books to fix the roof!?”
Michelle Stoddard,
Mountain View Electric Association member
My daughter and her husband took their 5-year-old grandson to Colorado Springs for the weekend. When they arrived, my daughter went to check into the hotel while the boys unloaded the luggage. The 5-year old was in a hurry to go in and kept asking his grandpa, “What’s taking so long? Can’t you hurry up?” Grandpa told him he’d just have to have some patience. The 5-year-old sternly replied, “I only have one patience and I’ve used it up!” When my daughter told me this story, I turned to my great-grandson and asked, “How many patience do you have now?” He slowly raised a hand with two fingers and very shyly said, “Two.” How nice it would be if we could all double our patience!
Harlan Ward
Poudre Valley REA member