It's no leg lamp, but Josh had his first taste of contest success. He recently entered an essay contest through HEB about health and nutrition. That alone is comedy (he is a walking garbage disposal!), but he got 2nd place for his school and a $10 gift certificate for HEB. He was so proud, and was dying to get to HEB to spend his well earned prize.
We went to the store together, and all the way there I got pointers on essay writing from Josh.
"To write a winning essay," he began "you have to have big ideas. Big ideas and big words and a big imagination. Some people think that you just have to be smart, but that's not enough- you have to have a big imagination. They also really like it when you use words like nutritional and vitamins and minerals. That's how you write a winning essay. They liked it so much I told them they could keep it. They might want to read it again."
We got to the store (for anyone that lives outside of Texas, its a grocery store chain) Josh was immediately drawn to the discounted Easter candy. He bought a bag of Blow-Pops, a five pack of Tic-Tacs and a Transformer. After we got home he dove into the sugar. Tod leaned over and said "Don't you think it's ironic that he won an award for a nutrition essay and he spent it on candy?"
Absolutely
But that's Josh- and parenthood for that matter...sweet irony!
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1 year ago
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That is so funny that all he bought was candy...the irony. I will have to keep in mind his pointers on writing an essay.
This is SO right on from what I would predict before even reading the end of the story!!! FUNNY!
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