We're currently driving from Galesburg, Illinois back to our home in Texas. The weather has been... questionable for December in the mid west. Right this very moment, I'm in the bathroom of a Kum-n-go, taking the advice of my grandmother, "if you have the chance to try to go, you should at least try.".
I walked past a conglomeration of cheap redneck souvenir options and into the overly florally deodorized particle board- paneled stall. Siri had already locked herself in the smaller of the two stalls and I could see her feet swinging as she sat. I pulled down Annikas pants and sat her on the stained, plastic toilet seat. I tried not to think of what else had occupied that spot today.
Siri and Annika often have bathroom conversations, but this one was more profound than normal.
" Annika, these bathrooms are wood, and that means they are nice. And expensive. Do you know what wood is made of? "
Don't laugh, don't laugh, don't laugh... She was so serious with her delivery...
"Annika, this wood... It's made from TREES. wood is made from TREES, Annika. Remember that the wood you see in nature, it's made from TREES.".
Annikas eyes lit up. She wiped and got off the potty using entirely too much palm-to-toilet contact for my comfort. She touched the paneling. " oOoooOoOooh! Trees are made of WOOD...."
I walked past a conglomeration of cheap redneck souvenir options and into the overly florally deodorized particle board- paneled stall. Siri had already locked herself in the smaller of the two stalls and I could see her feet swinging as she sat. I pulled down Annikas pants and sat her on the stained, plastic toilet seat. I tried not to think of what else had occupied that spot today.
Siri and Annika often have bathroom conversations, but this one was more profound than normal.
" Annika, these bathrooms are wood, and that means they are nice. And expensive. Do you know what wood is made of? "
Don't laugh, don't laugh, don't laugh... She was so serious with her delivery...
"Annika, this wood... It's made from TREES. wood is made from TREES, Annika. Remember that the wood you see in nature, it's made from TREES.".
Annikas eyes lit up. She wiped and got off the potty using entirely too much palm-to-toilet contact for my comfort. She touched the paneling. " oOoooOoOooh! Trees are made of WOOD...."
We still have 10 hours to drive...
And, Annika probably has Ebola.
