Adolescence Adventurer Gifts

'That's it - I'm leaving home!'

'I have this fear of the real world...'

Grad School Parent-Teacher Conference

"Look Mommy, hat!"

'Call for you on the cream corn line.'

'I don't know what 'peer pressure' is, but it makes a GREAT excuse!'

"Can you make me look like Wolverine?"

"Would you like some wings?"

Child driving a toy car

'My 'What I Did Over The Weekend' report is about my hunting a 17,000 pound moose, deep inside Canada.Some or all of this report has been fictionalized for dramatic purposes.'

Only a penny! A sensible and ingenious toy for children.

October 11, 2009: History is made when 8-year-old Tommy Wurtner becomes the first child to enter space.

"Yeah, you could say I've got mother issues....she told me I have to move out!"

Kids with Fish Balloons

Biggles has a more staid adventure.

'When I turned 18 something started happening to me every month. I started receiving a credit card bill.'

'Unfortunately, there's no cure. It's called growing older.'

Mistaken baby ducks.

'I know he followed you home but you can't keep him.'

Statue of Liberty from the Staten Island Ferry trip.

"Why did I start the story with 'Twice upon a time?' Because it's a sequel."

"I've always wanted to live on a lake so I can go boating and fishing. Since we don't live on a lake, I thought I'd make my own."

"This is crazy! We've been here only 10 minutes, we've spent all our money, and we've got nothing to show for it!"

'You must all promise never to divulge what you are about to see.'

"If nothing else, school has prepared me for a lifetime of backpacking."

'I'm trying to get my competence and my confidence in the same place.'

'Our tabby was pre-approved for a credit card!'

Childhood

'Hi, I'm middle-age and I'll be hanging around a while.'

Little Pink Girl and Her Pink Horse

"So you dreamed you were an adult?"

"Kids."

Swinging on the Chandelier

'Can we skip to the part where I charge with a light saber?'

The First National Sand Bank.