Hovering

Caleb asked if he could drive home after school today - I said sure (he's 10). I let him get into the driver's seat and turn the key; he got a real thrill out of starting the car. Aaron had been lagging and by the time he reached the car Caleb had already evacuated my seat and left the car running. Aaron wanted to have a turn too, of course, but I told him he could when he's 10, with the explanation that there would be lots of things that Caleb would be doing before him since he's older. "But," Caleb consoled him, "by the time you get to drive you'll be that much closer to the possibility of having a hover craft!"