What if....

We were playing a "what if" game at the breakfast table. It is kind of an informal excercise in logic and problem solving. The question to the kids was "What if you had one little row boat, one paddle, and you had to row your Mother and younger sister across the river. But you can only fit one in the boat, besides you at a time. And only you can row."

There were all kinds of answers. Lots of pondering. Esther said, "Take the younger sister and tell mom to swim." Pfffft.