A couple of months ago, I was hiking with a group of moms. It was a stroller-friendly hike but the wheel of my stroller got stuck in a crevice and I was having some trouble and had fallen behind the other moms. I was approached by a nice man and his adorable dog who asked if I needed some help. He helped me free the stroller and then we started talking. It seems he was a retired local school teacher, kindergarten teacher to be exact. I told him I had a kindergartener but that he was really struggling with the work. Turns out, the man had an idea that might help (even if it was a little shameless self-promotion... it never hurt anyone, did it?). He had decided to take his kindergarten teaching experiences and put them into a series of children's books. The star of the books was his dog, Latte, who helped the children learn their alphabet and counting. A little bit skeptical, I thanked him for his advice.
Last week, walking through Target, low and behold, I found the "Latte's Counting Book" in the children's book aisle. Amused, Andrew and I sat in the aisle and read the book together. I told him that Hunter and I had actually met Latte when we were hiking, but Andrew didn't believe me. I've been doing some Internet searches to find the man, who I now know is Ron Scott. I'd love for Andrew to get to meet Latte as well. But for now, we've been hitting the trails again a little more. You never know, who you are going to meet!
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