37 minutes
July 7, 2008
8:49am: Child #3, a little weepy, begs to be kept home from camp today because she has a “stomach ache.” Father suspicious but acquiesces.
9:26am: Child #3, surprisingly lively, takes a break from lining up snow globes on her rug to say, “Dad, can we get Coldstone iced cream tonight?” Father asks about that stomach ache. Child #3: “Oh, I’m much better.”
July 7, 2008 at 9:59 am
UPDATE 9:57am: Child #3 (while holding a half-naked Ken Doll and listening to a snow globe playing a song from High School Musical: “Can I have a snack?”