Writing

"How does it look?" my son asks as he holds up is writing notebook for school. His homework assignment for school is to decorate the cover. He sits with focus at his computer, on the endless search for the perfect pictures to capture the essence of his character and interests, after all, this book will hold his writings and assignments for the next ten months. 

I look at the cover. Two pictures of his favorite football players and the cover of Madden 11. I say "Nice cutting and tape job, I like the layout." 

I look at the first entry one page one, and inside the paragraph, this statement catches my eye, "One thing I want to improve is my spelling and writing." I think, even though some of the words are misspelled, I like the enthusiasm...