...a gag gift...

...Scout needed to bring a 'gag gift' to the Valentine's Party at church...and I must say that his first ideas for said gift were just a little bit too gross...but one of his ideas was to wrap up a rock from the woods behind our house...we were all in the car (probably on our way to or from the hardware store) when this idea popped out...and it put me in mind of the old 'Pet Rocks' from the 70s...so I said to Scout's Papa...'remember those Pet Rock things from the 70s'...and so...Scout was intrigued...and thought that a 'Pet Rock' might just be a better gag gift than a dirty ole rock from the woods...

...so when we got home...he did some research...(i.e., Wikipedia)...and did some composing and cutting and pasting...and made his own little 'Pet Rock'...

...and with the information he gleaned from the internet...

...and some of his own funny words...

...and some pictures aquired with his mad cut and paste skilz (wonder where he inherited those)...

...he fashioned a funny little booklet on 'The Care and Training of your Pet Rock'...

...it was hilarious...

...and he made the Pet Rock a box home (leftover from one of our new shades) that was the perfect size...simply punched some holes (so it can breathe) and lined it with some crumpled paper strips...for a nice soft 'bed'...

...it was quite the hit at the party and was 'swapped' at the White Elephant game more than any other...