March 22, 2012 scottcjones 2Comments

Mr. Kaufman informed me that I had indeed won first prize, which was a one-minute shopping spree through the Zayre department store. The spree was scheduled for the following Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. sharp, before the store opened its doors for the day. I felt like I was receiving a phone call from Willy Wonka himself, personally inviting me to his chocolate factory. After I hung up the phone, my father fixed his famous pancakes for breakfast as a way of congratulating me. His not-so-secret secret ingredient: he added a few drops of vanilla to the batter when no…