Well, Ethan was thrilled and said, “MOM! You should get hair like THAT!” “Sorry babe, I’ve tried that shampoo, and my hair is no different… I think they were exaggerating in the commercial to try to make us buy their product.” “Ohhhhhh….” (and he walks away with a puzzled look on his face). 20 minutes later he’s back, “Mom!? I have a great idea. Maybe you should buy that shampoo again, but this time use it on the back of your hair!!”

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Ethan was playing “count the money” with me last night (one of our many math games). I don’t think he’s got the full grasp on which coin equals which ammount yet (he’ll hold up a nickle and say, “Is this a quarter or a dime?”) but he’s certainly got the math end down. I had four dimes, one nickle, and four pennies and asked him, “Alright, how much does this make?” He looked for a moment and said, “Fourty-nine cents.” “Good job Ethan!” Then I added one more penny to the mix. It was so black Ethan didn’t recognize it. “Um, mom, what is that?” “It’s a penny love, it’s just dirty.” “Oh! I saw a commercial for some soap that can make your pennies clean!”