Forever Boys

What is it about boys and flashlights?  Every Christmas I get a couple to stick in their stockings and you’d think it was the latest and greatest video game. “Look, at it when I shine it on the TV!  Look at the ceiling when I do it this way!”  It never ceases to amaze and amuse me.  Of course, within 48 hours my boys have to take them apart to see how they work and if they could reassemble the parts in a different way and make something cooler.

So, I wasn’t surprised when we were browsingCyber Space Pens site for a suitable birthday gift for Grandpa and they zeroed in on the Space Beam.  Oh my goodness, you’d have thought it was the Holy Grail!  A small argument followed as my daughter was not on board with the idea … she was aiming for the Chrome Golf Ball Pen.  We reached a compromise and decided to save the Golf Ball Pen for Christmas.

I knew Grandpa would like it, but I didn’t quite expect the scene that followed …. “Wow, check it out!  Look at it when I shine it out the window!  It’s so sharp!  Let’s go down the basement and test it out!”  I guess boys never outgrow flashlights!  I just hope Grandpa has outgrown the need to take them apart!