Mommy?

In the car on the way home from the day's errands the kids were all talking a mile a minute.

"Mommy?" Dawson asked.

"Yes Dawson?"

"Ummm....Mommy?"

"What is it Dawson?"

"Mommy?" he asked for probably the sixth time.

"Mama," Aiden began, "what is ..."

Dawson broke in before he could finish, "No Aiden!" he shouted. "I talking to Mommy," he said in a low, firm voice. Then once again, "Mommy?"

"Dawson," I said rather impatiently this time, "what is it you want to say?"

"Umm...I just want to say Mommy."