Things I Learned on Monday

If you live on the ground floor and you sleep with the window open, make sure that you have a screen.

Don't attack wild cats, you'll lose the fight.

If you call 911, make sure your front door isn't locked.

Crazy people can still have a good sense of humor.

My wife can make cool things. Secret things.

Two unreturned RedBox movies from last Monday are expensive.

The word "flag" and a Where's Waldo-esque hunt for them is very exciting for a near-two year old.

Carly doesn't like to share corn-on-the-cobb.

My brother and his fiancee make a mean strawberry shortcake.

No dead tree can defend itself from twins.

Lauren can't throw a frisbee.

Star remains the RockBand Maps drum master.

Carly calls Balloons "moons".

Unless you teach her that they're called "moon pies". Then she calls them that instead.

Lauren doesn't like me teaching Carly fake words.

Tie a balloon loosely to a toddler's wrist, and pretty soon it ends up floating away.

There's a new Fablehaven book out now, Karen (Book 4).

I miss Percy Jackson.