g-force

vern likes gatorade. on special occasions he shares with the kids. like today as it is the only thing besides water to drink. water with a shot of something colored? fine. pure water? that's only accepted at bedtime apparently. we are two days into our juice and milk drought so i offered their father's oasis. these pore children surviving on the liquid of their grapes and peaches alone. vern's flavor of the week? 'rain'.

i notice they are on to the juicy juice 'harvest surprise'. the fruit-flavored v8 for kids. maddy will stand over me from 2 feet below as i open the fridge and silently demand with her pointer finger for the cherry rather than the fruit punch masked tomato and carrot.

but sugar water flavored to taste like...unfiltered water? they don't even bat an eye before sampling it. "what flavor is green?" "rain." "oh, i love the taste of rain!"