So Cole has started writing a series of "books" at school, and has been talking about it a lot over the past few weeks. Finally, on Friday, he brought one of them home:
Very good collection of stories about how bad you can get messed up if you do things like: a) try to outrun a train in your car, and b) try to outrun a train by foot and c) find yourself unexpectedly in a massive explosion…on a train.
But my favorite is definitely Chapter 7:
Because we all know how really messed up you get when you're "riding up" the rails on a crazy train.
The kid is brilliant.
Relly says
Okay, so clearly you have a complete and utter genius on your hands. Frankly, I want chapters 1-6, and any after 7 as well.
But more than that, I want Cole to design a Rawk t-shirt for http://www.threadless.com or something. Cafe Press, whatever, I want Coleman Zielske original wares in my house too. So I can say ‘yeah, I knew his stuff back before he was big’ …
robyn bedsaul says
Cole is way to funny and SMART! 😀
barb says
Let me preface this with….we love Ozzie! He’s a train wreck and that’s why we love him. That said, I showed your entry to my husband and he wants to adopt Cole. It cracked us both up. My kid goes around singing Crazy Train while her friends are lip synching Jesse McCartney.
Sara B says
Oh my god, your kid is amazing.
amy j. says
Ok, so are you prepping for your son being the next big rock star in about 10 years? Talk about school of rock…have you been schooling this child in the classics since he came out of the room. And I was proud of my five year old owning a Ramones shirt, lol.
Wendy says
Coolest book EVER!
Martha M. says
Cathy:
That Cole’s a keeper, what can I say. Too damn funny. You always make me laugh.
Martha M. says
Cathy:
That Cole’s a keeper, what can I say. Too damn funny. You always make me laugh.
Krista Mettler says
How cool is it that, at his age, he knows the words to Crazy Train AND that it’s a tribute to Randy? Hello! Brilliant is an understatement.
Emilie Ahern says
Thanks for the awesome and amazing belly laughs today! Is anything more fun than having your kids get to an age when they come up with their own crazy/ingenius ideas?
This is what being a Mommy is all about!
Kellli says
What a great little story! He’s hilarious!
rani says
how cool is that!!! read it to my 4 year old dd-she’s wants to write a story now too!
Tara says
That is just great. Love the fact that it’s got chapters!!! And such an interesting topic.
Liz says
OMG, your son is brilliant. Any kid that knows “Crazy train” and remembers to write a story about it… .brilliant, I tell ya.
carrie conforti says
I think Cole should have his own blog. I love reading the posts about him! Cool kid.
shimelle.~* says
omg he’s the fabbest thing ever. i think the parent/teacher conference post may be the best material to come this year. 😉
but also: keep your eye out for copycats when cole hits young adulthood. in the first grade, i went mad writing scripts for movies. all called _insert disaster here_:the movie. the hindenburg: the movie. death of the aztecs: the movie. and of course, titanic: the movie. to this day, i am convinced someone totally sold me out.
cole, on the other hand, would find out who, track them down, and quite possibly air guitar them into insanity, no?
he’s brilliant.
shimelle.~* says
omg he’s the fabbest thing ever. i think the parent/teacher conference post may be the best material to come this year. 😉
but also: keep your eye out for copycats when cole hits young adulthood. in the first grade, i went mad writing scripts for movies. all called _insert disaster here_:the movie. the hindenburg: the movie. death of the aztecs: the movie. and of course, titanic: the movie. to this day, i am convinced someone totally sold me out.
cole, on the other hand, would find out who, track them down, and quite possibly air guitar them into insanity, no?
he’s brilliant.
Anam_Kihaku says
class!! utter class!! at least ti means fay is normal when she knows the words to metallica & foo fighters songs 🙂
Kristi Smith says
That kid has some good genes!
Jessi says
Okay, that was seriously one of the coolest kid moments I’ve read in a long time.
me says
i am cracking up.
i want him.
michelle says
love this. love crazy train, love your son knows who randy is. mine kids do too. thanks to tunes they HAVE to listen to while we’re driving. don’t know where i’ve been, just discovered you are back online. never got the chance to say earlier that i love coming by here. you bring laughter to my morning coffee blog-hopping. love your tribute to your neighbor. love that you’re a fangirl, me too. and i’m a native minnesotan, now in nj.
thanks for coming back, missed ya.
Sesil in Chicago says
LOVE IT!!! Thanks for sharing. :)SESIL
Lisa says
OMG this is great. I was a big Ozzy fan in high school. Cole did a great job, typical boy with the train wreck etc. That’s so cool he wrote about Ozzy. I also have my music going in the van and I am totally crazy over the Goo Goo Dolls and my kids know everything about the lead singer Jon. Please tell your son that he rocks.
Lisa
Sue K. says
Here is a link for Cole all about train wrecks under controlled conditions….yes, I got to work on this project. I love my job. 😀
http://www.fra.dot.gov/us/content/640
lindey says
hei’s one cool kid. period.