Slow Children

Slow Children
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...I may be biased, but my children are anything but slow. Food for thought from my son, who will turn 5 this week:

Jackson: Why are there slow children here?
Me: Well...there aren't really slow children here, the sign is just telling people to drive slowly because there are a lot of children around.
Jackson: But that's not what the sign says.
Me: I know, but that's what it means.
Jackson: They should really make the sign say what it means.

And in another weekend exchange:

Jackson: That sure is a big house!
Me: I think it's a church.
Jackson: Oh...what's a church? (aside - he's been to church, but we haven't attended regularly since he learned to throw things...like the hymnals and bibles in the back of the pew in front of us)
Me: It's a place where people think about their lives and what it means to be a nice person and what it means to help other people.
Jackson: Shouldn't people do that at other places, too?

I know I'll always carry that conversation with me, and I hope my children will, too.

There was knitting, too:

I know, I know, and I did make significant progress on the second sleeve for the cable/lace pullover. But I couldn't resist this brand new yarn at the LYS, Shi Bui Sock. They're going to be the cutest fingerless mittens, ever, and I actually own no mittens with fingers or otherwise. Besides...they'll make a great model at the store. They'll be all done in a day or so and then I PROMISE I'll finish the pullover.