How does this look, Dad?

Reed had been asking for a tie for about 4 or 5 months before his 6th birthday. Heather and I told him he'd have to wait for his b-day in March (not sure why we didn't just fulfill his righteous request earlier). Fortunately, his eager anticipation was met with a tie of his pleasing on the big day. The next Sunday before Church, Reed walked up to me with tie on and no shirt. "How does this look, Dad?" he beamed. "How in the world did you do that?" I asked. Reed walked over to the coffee table, picked up the January edition of The Friend magazine, and opened it up to a How to Tie a Tie article. Apparently, Reed had known of this article for some months and was dying to try it out.


We'll see how long his enthusiasm lasts.