Gus and Ryann

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The Great North American Toothpick Race 2012

When you have four kids (like my parents did) you have to be inventive in getting the them out of the house on a rainy day. So toothpick races were born. Get toothpicks, color them and race them in the sides of streets as the rain rushes into the gutter. The first toothpick into the gutter wins. We spent countless hours and killed hundreds of trees as we raced our toothpicks when I was a lad.

Now with boys of my own, toothpick races are a BIG deal in our house. Everytime it rains Turner wants to have one (or ten). Gus won the first race. This is the last race of the day. Winner takes all...