"So, Thomas, how do you like living in Wisconsin?" I ask my recently relocated 9 year old articulate little brother. "It's allright," he nods agreeably.
He blinks his long eyelashes and contemplates the question further.
"I guess I never heard of bratwurst until I moved here. Everybody eats it here. That's pretty cool, I guess."
***
Cruising at 40 mph along the one-lane highway we pass some deer grazing.
"whoo! It's a six-pointer!" Sam the 11 year old points at the buck. "I wish I had a gun."
"Why would you want to shoot it?" the LA vegan-friendly older sister asks indignantly.
"Everyone likes to shoot things around here," Sam explains. "And stick the heads on the wall."
"And then they eat the bodies!" Thomas chimes in.