flashback friday: "sam's three wishes"

this comes to us circa 1986 from a 6 or 7 year old sam... as a first grader, i believe.

i've written the transcribed & corrected text below, for those of you who may not be able to decipher first grader.

"If I had 3 wishes it would be the [first] one would be a dinosaur just for me.  A pot of gold too.  Mrs. Fossand would get [arrested]."

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if i had to pick my favorite thing here, it might be that his teacher politely corrected his spelling of "arrested" & added a little "oh no" exclamation to feign worry.  it also might be that his dinosaur has antlers.  or the obvious one is that my husband, as a first grader, only wanted his very own dinosaur & a pot of gold more than he wanted to see his teacher put in the slammer.

but what i think my favorite thing really is, is that it gives me a little glimpse into my future, & of just how mischievous little boys can be. 

and if parker's anything like his daddy, i've got my work cut out for me.  oy vey.

ps: it should be known that the reason sam wasn't particularly fond of this teacher is that she had spanked him once in class, to which he replied, "you can't do that! you're gonna get arrested." 

i'm sure he deserved it.



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