Lately we’ve been enjoying a “family show” after dinner, sha-sha, and homework time. Mostly we like The Zoo and Crikey! It’s the Irwins. Well the show, not necessarily the title. Let the record show that I am against titles sporting exclamation points in any and all circumstances.
I’m always fielding questions. Reincarnation. Rabies. The depth and breadth of my expected knowledge is varied and unpredictable. Tonight Nate was a perpetual stream of questions. I missed almost the entire soundtrack to the show. At some point he asks, “So it laid twins?” referring to a set of baby lemurs. Jacob pipes-up in typical Jacob fashion, “They don’t lay, Nate.”
The vet is drawing blood from the Mama white rhino’s ear.
Nate: Are they taking out all her blood?
Me: No Nate. Just a little bit.
Nate: What happens if I fall down and all my blood falls out?
Me: All your blood?
Nate: Yeah. Am I dead?
Me: Yeah. Try not to do that.
Nate: OK.