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On the way to Big Mochi’s school this morning, we drove past 1 of the 2 crossing guards who sits on a corner in a folding beach chair wearing her usual flourescent orange jacket and matching hat, her stop sign leaning against her legs.  Big Mochi asked me why she was just sitting there and I mentioned she was waiting for kids to come by so she could help them cross.  Fascinated by this, she listened as I explained that the crossing guard wore bright colored clothes so drivers could see her easily.  It was her job to hold out the sign signaling cars to stop while she helped kids who were going to school cross the street safely.  And since no kids were around, she deserved to sit down and wait to do her important job.  Then Big Mochi asks me, “Mommy, how come you don’t do this job?” and while I was thinking of an appropriate answer, she said, “Is it because you don’t know sign language?” 

Get it?  SIGN language?  *sigh* Guess you had to be there…

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