The magic trick

I leave the kids home with Daddy for a day and what do I come home to? A dismembered finger.

Because of the Veteran's Day holiday, Jeff was off from work, which meant we could keep the kids home from daycare. Apparently the thought occurred to Daddy that a constructive use of their time would be to learn magic tricks. What he did not teach AJ, however, is that magicians don't like to reveal how their tricks work.

AJ was so excited to show me this great trick. Grandpa David and Grandma Elouise be warned – AJ is looking forward to showing it to you, too, when you visit here tomorrow.

Though he'll have to perform this amazing feat when Sydney is not in the room. His little sister, for some reason, hates the "trick" and goes into crying fits if AJ so much as shows her the box. It took about 15 minutes to calm her down last night. And even an hour later she sought reassurance.

"AJ no do trick."

"Nope, we put the trick away."

"All gone."

"Yes, Sydney, the trick is all gone."