Happy Boy

Holy bat-jackpot! There was a blizzard on the last night of our annual InHome homeschooling conference, so our plans to stay overnight and veg out with friends new and old were stymied. Most bolted home. We-of-many-winters stayed put, thinking it better to let the plows do their magic in the morning. After two days of intense workshops, the last place I wanted to be was the hotel arcade. But Jonathan is a persuasive little bugger. We put $10 on a gaming credit card, and

I followed behind him, swooning with tiredness, while he used it. When he had only enough for one more game, we wandered to the Wheel of Fortune game where all you do is press a button and see what you win. Well, he won the jackpot - 500 tickets! He was the center of attention as the machine took about five minutes to churn out the pile. I might have been bone-tired, but the smile on my child's face was worth it.