Pause!

In what could be no clearer sign of the techno times we live in, my kids always yell "PAUSE!" when they want things to stop. You might be reading a story to them or sitting at the dinner table, not even watching TV. They think life can also be dictated by remote control.

I wish.

I'd have hit pause a lot, especially this week (which has only just started). Like most people, I'm stressing out over the holidays and all that needs to be done. A lot I pile on myself (baking). Wish I had time for yoga, I really think that would help. One day.

In the meantime, because I think everyone could benefit by hitting "pause" for a silly story, here's why kindergarteners rock:

On Mondays, my day off, I help in my little boy's classroom. Naturally, they're all amped up on Christmas spirit. As we worked on writing a story, one little dude wrote about how he was excited about the presents he would get — especially one that he knew would be under the tree.

His writing got impossibly small.

"Why is that word so tiny?" I asked.

His voice dropped to a whisper, "I don't want my mom to know that I know what I'm getting."

Priceless.