Sign of the Times

The economic ennui appears to even be effecting the Kindergarten set. Below is as close to a verbatim transcript as possible of a conversation in my car after picking up the Moo from her afterschool art club:

Moo: Mom, today was a good day and a bad day.

Mom: How was it a good day?

Moo: K and I started a business. We set up a store and we sold rocks. All kinds of rocks, big ones and small ones.

Mom: That sounds like fun!

Moo: Yeah, but we went out of business. That's the bad part.

Mom: Oh, did recess end? Did the teachers tell you not to play with rocks?

Moo: (sad) No, we didn't get enough customers. We sold the rocks to some big kids, but we only made one penny, and we needed to make 25 cents. (indignant) They started paying us with walnuts and sticks and we could not make any money with walnuts and sticks. So we had to close up the shop. (brightening up) I think tomorrow we will go back in business though! I think maybe a restaurant will be a better idea!

Bean: AN AMBIENCE RESTAURANT!!!

Mom: You know, statistically, most restaurants fail in their first year.

Moo: Whatever . . .