Watch!

Due to my son's love for reptiles we've been checking out library books on every reptile you can think of, from snakes to lizards to legless lizards. I was fascinated to see how chameleons can move both eyes simultaneously in different directions. When I came home from work today I wished I had chameleon eyes. I went to watch my kids in our little pool in the back yard, and from the moment I stepped out there to the moment we came inside for dinner both of them were yelling at me to "watch!" One swam this way and one swam that way, one rolled this way while the other rolled that way, one pretended to be a sea snake while the other was a crocodile. I told them I was watching, I tried to get them to take turns, but it didn't matter. Both demanded my complete attention at the same time, and it was impossible. Despite that, I had a lot of fun watching them. I guess the only downside is that after I emptied the pool, I realized I flooded the neighbor's back patio. I wasn't about to say "watch!"