Erin’s dad (Grandpa John) is coming into town today. I mentioned to William that Grandpa was coming to visit soon, and he wanted to know which Grandpa. Somehow Grandpa Joe got tossed into the mix, and then he started talking about Charlie Bucket and his Golden Ticket. So, anyway, yesterday he said he wanted to watch Charlie Bucket. We fired it up downstairs, and he sat through almost the whole movie, only losing interest a couple of times. Not bad.

I still maintain that Gene Wilder put in a masterful performance as Willy Wonka - The mischevious twinkle in his eye at times makes you believe in Oompah Loompas.

Simpson’s quote of the day: “Oh, just thinking about that sweet, sweet candy…” - Homer