overheard from the livingroom:

"i never get hit by flying cows. i am a very careful chipmonk."

zoe is a real New Yorker

me: zoe, what do you like to see at the zoo?
zoe: butterflies.
me: do you like to see the lions or tigers?
zoe: no.
me: do you like to see the prairie dogs?
zoe: mmm hmm.
me: peacocks?
zoe: mmm hmm.
me: ducks?
zoe: mmm hmm.
me: alligators?
zoe: eh, not so much.

ozzie's homework

make a list of things you see that tell you it is spring:

flawrs
leevus
pollen