"Ohhhh nooo. I'm not allowed to play in the front yard without an adult," 7 year-old Eldest dutifully urged.

"But I am an adult," her 8 year-old chum responded.

. . . . . . . [think, think, think] . . .

"O.K.!  Let's go!"

LATER:

"But he SAID he was an adult."