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Outsmarted

During ski season, I bring peanuts, raisins, and chocolate chips with us for a snack.  Henry learned that if he asked for it while we were at home, I was pretty willing to get it for him.  When it started, he would eat all three components but over time, he stopped eating the peanuts.  I only get him a small bowl and only once a day, so I just stopped putting peanuts in.  We've been doing this for months.  Now that the weather is cooling down again, Henry noticed that we have some mini marshmallows that I put in their hot cocoa.  He asked if he could have raisins, chocolate chips, and marshmallows.  Well, since it's only once a day and a small bowl, I have started adding a few marshmallows to the top.  Today we are out of raisins, so his "trail mix" snack has morphed all the way to a bowl of chocolate chips and marshmallows.  As I type this, the kids are outside with clickers and treats, teaching the dogs to fetch and come.  And I've been talking to them about how

Good inputs

A few days ago, I was explaining something to the kids and asked, "Is that clear?"  Luke piped up,  "No, it's opaque!"  Turns out, that's a quip from Animaniacs, one of their favorite cartoons.  While it was more impressive when I thought Luke had come up with it on his own, he knows why it was funny and used it in the correct context.  Not bad for 7.