Sierra was in math and Lincoln and I were headed to pick her up. I say “Lincoln you’re now 7 and a half years old, do you think you could go in the grocery story and get some orange juice and some eggs by yourself?” He thinks and says “no, I don’t think that will work.” Why I ask. “Because I will look lost and they have cameras and then the police will come to ask me questions.” I diffuse all this. A moment later he says .. “I still don’t think it will work Mom.” Why I say again. He says “because I probably wouldn’t be able to find my way back to the car .. but if you were to put marks on the tires I could find it then.” I laugh and say “Why don’t you just drop bread crumbs like Hansel and Gretel?” He says “Handsome and who? ….” Peals of laughter on my side and I tell him I’m sorry he’s missed such a great story. We will read it over the weekend.