Drew took Rachel to Grant Park tonight. It has statues of Ramona and Henry Higgins and Ribsy, the iconic children's characters in the "Ramona" books by Beverly Cleary who lived in our neighborhood when she was a girl.
There were kids playing the foutnains and Rachel wanted to feel the water. It was cold. Drew told her that cold water will feel good on a hot day and she'll be able to take off her shoes and shorts and run through the water.
She looked down at hands and said, "My hands are wet! I need a napkin!"
Drew replied, "I think, sweetie, they'll dry off on their own pretty quickly."
Rachel whined, "NO! I need a napkin!"
Drew said again, "No, sweetie, I'm pretty sure they're gonna dry off pretty quickly."
Then Rachel looked down at her hands and said in surprise, "Oh! They're dry!"
Drew said, "Yes! As if by magic!"
Whereupon Rachel started singing, "Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea..."
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