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Dads, Kids, Airports

By Mary Vee Have you watched the dads in an airport? On one particular day, it seemed many dads travelled with their children. Like other travelers, some of the dads rushed their troops through the airport, no doubt attempting to catch a flight, and others sought to fill long, boring layover hours. It was a day of great people watching. Here are my two favorites: First, the rushed dad :  A dad hurried through the terminal taking long strides. Trailing behind him, yet firmly in his grasp, was his roller bag. The bag was tipped low, at a thirty degree angle or so.  Laying across the bag, like one would an inner tube being pulled through the snow, was a three or four year old boy. The little one's face sparkled and his child-like giggle could be heard through out the terminal. A breeze blew his hair adding to a kodak moment.  The child had fun, and the dad moved them to their gate in time. This man deserves the creativity award .  Second, the long l...

Small Townisms

By Mary Vee During family travels this last week, we stopped in a small town in the Midwest with time to kill.  I simply had to check out the library.  No disappointment there.  This small town had computers lined up on tables against every walls, and other tables in the middle of the rooms with outlets for the laptop/other techno gadget use. Amazing and well designed. Rows of bookshelves filled in the space in between. Around the corner from the main room, I found the reason for this post. The children's section filled one third of the library. Bright, inviting, easy to find anything. Lots of kid high bookshelves stuffed with books. A banquet length table filled with computers and little people chairs had been placed next to the aisle. In the last seat, a little boy with glasses pointed to a computer screen and giggled. I'm not sure what game he played, but he sure liked it.  He didn't sit there alone. Next to him a man, presumably his ...