We are at the dinner table together as a family discussing herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores with Edee. She had taken an interest for one reason or another.
Daddy: So which kind of animal just eats meat?
Edee: A carnivore!!
Daddy: And which one eats both meat AND plants?
Edee: Um.....an om-i-vore.
Mommy: Good! And which kind of animals only eats plants?
Edee: Um.....hmmmm.
Chicken: DINOSAUR!!
Everyone burst into laughter, including Chicken, who seem thrilled by the reaction. Daddy was laughing extra hard with his face in his hands.
Chicken: Daddy, are you crying?
Oh noodles.
"Edee" and "Chicken" are nicknames for my two little rascals. The names originated from how my daughter would pronounce both her own and little brother's name when she first started talking. They've stuck. Chicken may live to regret that someday....
