Winning play in a night at the track

Winning play in a night at the track
Published June 5, 2008 in the Commercial Appeal

"Mommy, will you play with me?" my 4-year-old asked.

It was a question I hadn't heard in a long time. I was busy unloading the dishwasher, but I couldn't say "no" to Jiro.

His big brother, Satchel, was spending the night at a friend's house, and Jiro was home alone.

A first.

"What do you want to play?" I asked.

"Legos," he said.

I agreed and followed him into his room. We sat on the floor and dumped out all of the Legos.

They hadn't been played with in a long time and seemed almost new. "A helicopter!" Jiro squealed, grabbing the-all-but-forgotten toy...(Read more)