Parker the Science Guy

This afternoon Parker came downstairs dressed in a white lab coat and a hard hat. "I'm going to make carbon dioxide," he announced.

He lugged a gallon of vinegar over to the kitchen counter. "Stand back, mom, this is going to be dangerous."

I could sense where this was going. "No explosions in the kitchen!" (Do we really need to make that a family rule?)

Foiled, Parker mixed some water and vinegar together in a cup. "Mom, what chemical did I create?"

"You created a cleaning chemical."

"Really?" he exclaimed, excited over his scientific discovery.

"Yeah, you use it to clean glass. Go wash the sliding glass doors."

"McKay," Parker yelled, "Come quick! I made a cleaning chemical, and you can actually clean with it!"

McKay comes excitedly running to the glass doors. Within seconds she has a rag in hand and is cleaning with Parker.

"When you're done with that you can clean the mirror in the bathroom."

"Yes!"

I love science.