Inquiring minds

I love watching the gears turn.

Tonight during dinner, Zach noticed that the clock that used to be on the wall was gone.

Zach:     Mama – where the clock go?

Captain Obvious Me:     The clock? Oh, the clock’s gone.

Charlie:     The clock's gone.  Like the snowman. <<PAUSE... gears turning>> The clock MELTED!

Zach and Cooper agreed.  Of course the clock melted.

Two hours later, before bed, I read  the boys The Snowman for the umpteenth time.

Me:     "And when the boy ran outside to find the snowman the next morning, it was gone…”

Charlie:    The snowman melted.  LIKE THE CLOCK!