Straight from the Mouth of Babes

A conversation with the Magster in the grocery store:

"Are you tired, Maggie?"

"No, Mom," she answers, her voice thick with disgust.

"You look a little tired, honey."

"I'm not tired. My eyes are still on."

"Your eyes are still on?" I ask.

"Yes."

"Well, how do you turn them off?"

In answer, the Magster looked up at me and shut her eyes. It was a very sarcastic gesture if the closing of eyes can be sarcastic. Apparently, I'm not quite clear on the indicators of "tired" in my children. Eyes on, not tired. Eyes off, tired. Silly me.

Happy 4th of July!