Conversation

"Mama."
"yes..."
Ellie and I were driving south on I5 heading to Beacon Hill in the pickup.

"I have a really hard question."
"Ok."
"Do cells bang into eachother?"
"Well, sorta. But kinda like the ball room at Ikea. That is how blood cells work. Other cells are stacked like bricks or laid out like tiles."


Pause

"Mama"
"Yes"
"Why is this all foldy like this?" (she was looking at the stick shift cover)
"It gives it elacticity."

"Mama"
"Yes"
"What's Tisity?

"Stretchy."