7 Quick Takes Friday: A houseguest for the week, reading at night, a little Shel Silverstein, trains, shorts, and children’s behavior at Mass

Just when I was starting to miss our Elf on the Shelf—and I say that with no sarcasm because I actually do miss the morning hunt for Skylander—a new houseguest arrived for the week: Pete the Cat!Pete is the stuffed friend in our son’s kindergarten classroom who paid us a