Scary flash-forward

A neighborhood kid asked me last week what superpower I would choose if I had my pick. Today I realized I definitely need the ability to stop time. I was pulling the usual ream of kindergarten papers from Maddie's backpack this afternoon when I found a phone number scribbled on a scrap of paper. Thankfully it was from a classmate -- another five-year-old girl. Let that be the case for years to come.