Growing up and becoming wisecracks

My eldest daughter is writing a list for Santa Claus that could be quite a challenge no matter how magical the season.

It rained and it poured and the children got bored and they complained. But then a world of monsters took shape and they ran for their lives.

Here we come, walkin’ down the street. We get the funniest looks from every one we meet. Hey, hey, we’re the Pine Trees…

A girl is becoming a die-hard fan of River Plate, a top soccer club in Argentina. So much a fan that she totally detests its archrival Boca Juniors.

There is a sure-fire way to know that you have been a parent for a while.

We got kicked out of our stuffy apartment building for having a dog. So we’re moving to a house with a garage and dreams of the next Partridge Family.