"Mommy, why did you call

the police?" Rowan asked me.

When did I call the cops? What is she talking about?

"Mommy remember when you climbed over the fence?" she continued.

Uh, no. Have I entered an alternate universe? What is this little girl talking about?

"She called 9-1-1 because I thought Oma was dead in the house and we couldn't get in," Jory answered.

Oh snap! I instantly remembered as if I could forget. Rowan is talking about last summer when we had to call 9-1-1 because Oma wasn't answering the phone or the door or responding to her name being called or the honks of the horn, all because she was in a deep, deep sleep. It's officially Rowan is a big girl with an intact long term memory.

"And the police didn't come, it was the firemen and the ambulance," Jory added.

"Yes, I called 9-1-1, Rowan, because Oma didn't come to the door," I finally answered.

I wondered what brought this up, then I recalled I happened upon a fire DVD at the library called Danger Ranger. The video was all about fire safety and not calling 9-1-1 as a prank, so my kids heard that message loud and clear and started thinking about the time Mommy called 9-1-1. The things that trigger memories and the things that make you realize your oldest Irish twin isn't a little baby anymore but morphing into a big girl.