Kids - Why We Buy Books

On spring break we drove back to Michigan. I bought a power adapter for the car so my sons could play games on a computer laptop throughout the trip. Since they sit all day and play on computers I figured they could sit all day in the car and play on the computer. Not once did they say “Are we there yet?”

However, they were annoyed with the external wireless USB mouse as it was working on top of some luggage but they hate the mouse built into the laptop even more so. At Hope, Arkansas, the boys wanted subs so we stopped at a Wal-Mart Subway shop off the interstate.

While at Subway, Steven said something that made me all almost fall off my chair, "Dad, can I buy a book?"

I was happy that all the private tuition money I shelled out was maybe making a difference that one of my sons would actually read a book in this computer age.

I proudly explained to him this was a great idea because when I was his age on long distance trips, reading books was one of the things I did to pass the distance.

“No dad,” he said, “I want a book to use as a flat stable and smooth surface for the USB mouse.”

Steven is always thinking outside the box.