Aidan’s two sets of grandparents each gave her the same unicorn for her birthday—a very happy coincidence. She is thrilled with her new twins, Angelina and Ali. She speculates that with her birthday money she can get one more, for triplets. #3 unicorn would be named Annie.

We went to SuperTarget to buy a pumpkin pie and other groceries. Apparently, Mrs. Smith and Marie are devoting their energies to apple, key lime, and cherry pies at this time. SuperTarget doesn’t have the best selection, so I began to think about driving to King Soopers, Safeway, or Albertsons to search. But I looked at five kids hanging off the cart, arguing whether grapes or bananas are superior. That is all it took to scurry my feet to the Pie-in-a-Can aisle. Pillsbury got the nod for the pie crust. Carnation is sponsoring the evaporated milk portion of Aidan’s birthday pie. Random chickens dropped the gleaming white eggs.

Assembly, by mommy, required. I can handle it.