life with a grade schooler: the one with the plastic bag

You showed me your crafts book and told me you’re required to bring clear plastics trash bag the following day. This is at 11:50pm.

We searched frantically since our trash bag is the milky type. We have a clear one but it’s such a huge huge bag; perhaps, as tall as I am. We tried to unroll it first time, then looked around again. When we couldn’t find a clear plastic, we went back to the huge bag. And stared at it.

Then, eyes twinkling I could almost see the light bulb, you said: let’s cut a small portion, and then I can tape shut one edge.

Gasp. Such problem solving skills! Why didn’t I think of that. Awestruck.