The scene: It’s a brisk mid-winter Seattle morning. Lucas has decided that we’re riding our bikes to school today. As we emerge from the garage, the sky is brilliant blue and the sun is streaming down in our faces. The lawns up and down the street are all brilliant green as this is our rainy season. It’s a lovely morning and all is well with the world. On this morning, after a night with no cloud cover, it’s still quite chilly and the shaded lawns are all still frost covered. Both kids eagerly accept the gloves that I had thought to bring for them.
A very short ways from home, Kayla asks us to pause so she can tie her skirt up, keeping it well clear of her back tire. I comment, “hmm, we should get you a rear fender to keep your skirts off that tire.”
Lucas, not wanting to miss out on getting one of anything pipes up, “Should we get one for me too?”
I replied, “Of course, we don’t want your skirts getting dirty, do we?”