“Mom! I’m gonna be late!”
I smiled and turned around. Elliot was running toward me in his little school outfit with his blue backpack. Patting my hands on my apron, I pulled him into a hug.
“Good morning, pumpkin.”
“Mmm…mmmm….we….nneeee…..goooo….”
I let go and he exaggerated, taking in breaths. “What’s got you so excited about school today?”
“We are having animals come today and they have a frog!”
Smiling, my son’s newest obsession has been frogs, but his inability to find a frog at our local parks has left him depressed for the last couple months. When he heard there were going to be animals at his Pre-K class, he specifically asked for a frog. I didn’t know if they did actually have one, but it sounded like someone made a promise he was going to hold them accountable for.
“Alright
