sunny july

my brother had a scab today.

i'm sorry, scab is such a gross word.
and he was picking at it.
i'm sorry, that is a gross image also.

but my dad saw him.
and he said, "what about all the little men? you ruined their job."

and my brother understood, as if the little men had been a topic of their conversations before.
"do you think the little men have no where to live now? because their tent is gone?"

now i understood.
"yeah," dad said."and now they can't do their job and heal you because you took away the tent they were working under."

"did i ruin their families?" andrew asked. "because all the men lost their jobs and they don't have money for their families?"

their families hadn't even crossed my mind.
thoughtful little andrew.


stay tuned for tomorrow's adorable little video.

and i mean ah-dor-ah-bley