Nickels

The other day Maria asked me if she had nickels on her face and I was like, nickels?  I was picturing nickels on her face, trying to imagine what in the hell she was talking about.  She asked if I had nickels on my face and she was looking and looking, ostensibly for .. nickels.

Freckles.  I forget what made us figure it out but finally we realized she was asking if she had freckles.  She cracks me up, because even though I've corrected her, she is sticking with nickles!  She's so funny and tough, she will not let a little thing like not knowing a word get in the way of her saying a word.