WHY?

Forget the daily crossword puzzles or book clubs; all that anyone needs to keep their mind ripe is a blossoming preschooler nearby!  By 7:15 AM, JP has already used up his “WHY?” question quota for the day.  Or week. Or month.  Lately, these questions pop up incessantly … keeping my brain on high gear!  Sometimes the answers I give are simple: because the rain needs water to grow; because that is her favorite color; because the doggy was hungry.  But then, JP persists with follow up WHY questions … and eventually follow up WHY questions to the follow up WHY answer.  I’ve found that sometimes even the “because that’s how God made it” answers don’t satisfy his inquisitions. No wonder he sleeps soundly at night!

And if this doesn’t keep me high enough on my toes, AA has now entered the “WHAT’S THAT?” phase of toddlerhood.  Oh my.