Katie Sez...

... Dad, guess what! Guess what, Dad! I was with Mommy this morning and we went to take Maggie to school and we were walking up to the school and then we went up to Maggie's school and she went in the door to go into the cafeteria and there was a teacher there waiting for the kids to come inside and Maggie went inside and then... And then...

Mike: And then?

... and then, Mom said, "Let's go." and then we turned around and left the playground and then we went back up the stairs to the street where the traffic lady is and she said, "OK," and then we crossed the street because the cars and trucks and buses were stopped for us and then we got to the other side of the street and it was very cold and my legs were tired of walking so far and my cheeks were getting too cold and my snow boots were on my feet because of the snow even though there wasn't any snow on the sidewalk and, uh...

Mike: And then?

... and then there wasn't any ice on the sidewalk even in front of the house that has the pipe that comes out and wooshes water across the sidewalk sometimes and the water sometimes freezes there and it will be very icy and we have to hold hands and walk so carefully and not pretend to skate on the ice because Mommy says we'll all fall down and break our arms if we do that and she doesn't want to break her arm but there wasn't even any ice today by the house with the water pipe but I had my boots on and my feet were very warm but my face was getting cold and my legs were getting tired and then... Uh, and then...

Maggie: Dad! Hey, Dad!
Mike: Wait, I'm listening to Kate's story. I think we're just getting to the good part.

... and then I wanted to run down the street to our car but Mom always tells me I have to stop at the driveways and look to see if a car is coming and I try to stop but sometimes I forget and then she won't let me run down the street especially if there's ice and there wasn't any ice today and then I let go of Mom's hand and she said, "Watch out for cars in the driveways!" and then I ran down the sidewalk and I did stop at all the driveways to look for cars but there weren't any and then I would keep running...

Mike: And then?

... and then right before I got to our car I fell down on the sidewalk and I ripped my new red leggings that Gram and Grandpa gave me for Christmas and they were all dirty and my mittens were all dirty but they were not torn and Mom said it was lucky I had them on because my hands weren't scratched up...

Mike: Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Were you OK?

... Yeah, I was OK.

Mike: And then?

... and then Mom hurried fastly to come pick me up and my leggings had holes in them and Mom put me in the car and then we went home in the car to our house and we listened to music in the car and my leggings were torn up and my mittens were dirty but not torn up and then Mom took me in the house when we got home and then Mom put a princess band-aid on my knee and it was a Sleeping Beauty band-aid...

Mike: Oh, that's good. And then?

... and then she threw away my leggings in the kitchen trash can because she didn't know how to knit them but then I told her that Gram can knit and Gram can knit them back together and Mom said she didn't think so and then I drank some hot chocolate.

Mike: Good story, Kate.