The Secret Formula of Dr. Ficklepickle
by Hunter Allen

A long time ago there lived a man named Dr. Ficklepickle. He was a scientist. Somewhat of a mad scientist you might say. He lived alone in his castle. You would usually find him in his lab. He loved making formulas.

He had a lot of homemade formulas. He would make medicine in a doctor’s office but the radiation gave him cancer. Now he makes medicine in his lab. Everyone knows his formulas. He always tried to get people to try them. There’s only one formula that they do not know. Read more »

This morning our family was having a breakfast tea party. Katie brought out her best tea party set and prepared the table with a cute ladybug setting. I decided to interview each of them to get their Christmas list. This is the account of Hunter's interview:

Me: Hunter, what do you want for Christmas?
Hunter: A football tee, a pump, Super Mario 64 DS, Lego Star Wars Complete Saga, Count Duku's light saber and some of those "My Life As..." books (e.g. My Life as a Smashed Burrito.)

Me: What would your elf name be if you were an elf? Read more »

Star Wars and Pirates of the Caribbean are two of Hunter's favorite topics these days. For a while Kristy and I wondered if Hunter could speak of anything other than Star Wars. Over the summer, though, Pirates has taken over and left Star Wars as a second love. Read more »