I stopped by the bookstore to get Zion a few new books since we were all done with the bedtime stories we had at home. Last week, he asked if I was about to read him The Ninja Turtles, in which the short, bad guy gets caught in the end.

I didn't need another clue to know he was already tired of the always-repeated story.

I made plans to branch out at the bookstore today before going home. I would get four new storybooks for now, and once they got exhausted, I would go for ...