This Would Never Happen If We Lived In The Suburbs

(1) [from last summer] Mommy and Daddy walk into Wal-Mart, wander around the aisles completely amazed, get in line to pay and have NO CLUE how to use the self-checkout, or even that we were in that line.

(shhh! listen closely: yep, that's right. it's the theme from "Green Acres"...)

(2) [from this Thanksgiving] Grandma and Papa take Mommy, Anna, Thomas and Jack to the mall. We visit Santa. We all ride the carousel--even Anna, who has always been scared of it and previously refused to go on. We get Chinese food and Anna uses chopsticks. We get back into the car and everyone gets strapped in.

As Papa starts the car, Anna points out the window at the mall and says:

"What do you call that thing over there?"

As in: man, we need one of those near our house.
Disneyland, Anna. Disneyland.