tuesday nights, kyle works late.  so i pick up the kids and get dinner and do baths.  while we were eating dinner tonight, i look over at john and his face is almost gray.  i can’t remember him ever getting this dirty at school.  they do have a fenced in playground that has recycled tire mulch, but normally his feet get a little dirty not his face.

i say to john, how did you get so dirty?  he replies, “i climbed the play structure and fell down.”