Sponge Bob and School
Photo Credit The first day of school is upon us. And I have been so busy trying to get summer projects completed, I really haven't had much time to reflect on the first day. So today I made it a point to really think about the message I want to send. To this end, my inspiration has come from my son. You see, in addition to Monday being the first day of school for our students, it is also his birthday. Every year he gives me a theme and I create a cake for him. This year he asked for Sponge Bob. Oh Boy! Well, I pulled off a decent cake to give homage to Bikini Bottom but as I worked on it, I thought a lot about the draw of this crazy show to kids. What struck me was the undeniable friendship between Sponge Bob and Patrick. They do goofy things together, they back each other up, they have disagreements, they reconcile, they have adventures, they laugh. A lot. And it struck me that this sort of unconditional friendship...