Josh's Writing Assignment

We don't have the world's scariest dog.....in fact, DJ would contend that Maliboo (or "Boo" as we call him) is more rat than dog. He's great at shedding...think of the line in Despicable Me --"He's so FLUFFY!" He's also fantastic at darting out the door and then joyfully running through the neighborhood; the only way we can get him home is to drive (yes, drive) up next to him and open the door. He'll jump in for his ride home.

However, he's part of the family. He's been to Lake Powell (thus the life preserver), Utah, Mexico, Canada, Alaska, and back. He's the one who goes on walks with me in the morning. He makes the rounds at night and ends up sleeping in almost everyone's bed.

You'd think this would make an impression on Josh. However, when we went to Parent/Teacher conference today, the 1st grade teacher gingerly brought out a sample of Josh's writing. He was supposed to write a paragraph on "dogs." Here's what he wrote:

Dogs can run.
Dogs can jump.
Dogs have rabies.
Dogs can die.

Hmmmm....I think the time that DJ showed the "edited" version of Cujo to Josh made more of an impression than the years of Boo. Thanks, DJ!