It was probably December 1987 or 1988 and my parents, who were far from wealthy, had surprised me with the coolest toy of the day, Casey the Talking Robot.  I can remember, to this day, how fun it was.  What was most fun was when I pulled the cover off about a week after receiving this awesome gift so I could figure out how it worked.  I didn’t figure out how it worked but I did learn the first lesson, you should never have more parts left over than you started with.  Casey was never the same but I was hooked up pulling things apart.

Fast forward to this weekend.  For my birthday the boys had given me a musical greeting card.  Curious to see how it worked, the three of us pulled it apart and Ryan learned, for the first time, how a circuit is made.  Geeky?  Perhaps…. but definitely reminiscent of my younger days.  They say, if you look closely, you can see yourself in your children’s eyes.  Here’s one of those times, for sure.