A Recipe for Disaster

Allow me to explain this confusing picture. This is a picture of what you get when you pack determined focus, a competitive spirit, and mathematical prowess all in one little 6 year old boy. These ingredients are a recipe for disaster. As we have stated many times before, Drew loves numbers. He loves talking about numbers, he loves hearing about numbers, and he loves doing math. For example, a simple statement like, "It will take 5 years to finish that job," and the boy will be off and running with questions about why it wont take 4 years and you could fulfill all his dreams by converting that length of time into days. Anyways, you combine that mathematical prowess with a competitive spirit and the trouble begins to brew. Now, any competition that involves numbers is dreamland. A basketball game in which we shoot both 2 point shots and 3 point shots is great as it involves a nice competition and great math problems. Now add to our concoction a uniquely determined focus. The boy can really zero his brain around one thing and he is captive. So, why is this a recipe for disaster? Because, the result of these ingredients when mixed with a dad who likes sports is a manic little 6 year old sports fan. It doesnt matter the sport, just put a set of numbers on a screen which represent a competition and he is hooked. As a result of our limited access to sporting events, all it takes is a couple of numbers on a website updating to captivate his attention. It doesnt matter the sport or the teams although he has began to gravitate towards his dad's allegiances. This is where the above picture becomes more clear. One morning a little while back, Keri went in to Drew's room before he was awake and was aghast that there was some writing all over his chest. She called me, but I had no idea what it was and I said, just snap a picture. Then, after Drew woke up, it all became clear. While trying to get to sleep the night before, his focused little fanatic brain decided to write in marker on his chest his favorite teams. We couldnt believe it. The top marking is "Chi," presumably for the Chicago Bears. The next is "ILL" and represents all sports at the University of Illinois. The bottom hieroglyphic is "Card" in representation of the St. Louis Cardinals. This was over the top. Oh, the stories go on and maybe we will add some more later, but this was just too good to pass up. We are actually to the point now in which we are beginning to implement some measures to cool his jets. But, in the meantime, his adding skills by 2, 3, and 7 are becoming increasingly deft.