January 31, 2003
I am the...
Coolest Dad in the World. Or at least according to Trevor. Today he and I are home sick again and we are playing a lot in the living room. One of the things that Trevor got for Christmas was a microscope set, and it has become one of his favorite toys to play with. Today he and I used the microscope to look at construction paper, cotton, wood, and a few other things.
After playing for a while I remembered one of the most interesting things we did in school when first learning how to use a microscope. It was to look at our own skin cells from the inside of your cheek. After giving that a go a few times, I realized that his microscope was not powerful enough to pick up the individual cells suspended in water on the slide. So what should I do with this little boy who was so excited to see skin cells?
So as not to dissapoint him I found a small piece of skin on my heel that was flaking off from the dry winter weather and we looked at that. I thought it was a little gross to do that, but I didn't want to leave him hanging. Trevor didn't care a bit, and when he saw what I did he said that I was the "Coolest Dad in the World". Now I just have to keep him from meeting any other dads out there and I am all set.
We also sang a full version of "10 Little Monkeys Jumping on the bed". Go us.