Our drive-thru window

This is unusual, but our house -- one of the oldest in Lawrence, dating back to the 1870s -- has a drive-thru window.



I asked the mother-in-law about this window a while back. Judy knows a lot about the history of this house; she spent a few of her early childhood years living in this house before moving next door. Judy told me some renters installed the window, it was an older couple who liked to keep tabs on the neighbors. It was Judy's theory that this drive-thru window, which is about 10 feet from the ground outside, was good for... spying.

Evey likes to spy through this window as well. It's perfect for her, too, as the washing machine is right there, and she can stand on top of it (with parental supervision, of course) and stick her head out the window and see the world.

I've included a couple photos of the view from outside looking up at Evey. Do you think she'd be happy to know there was a giant grasshopper above her head when I snapped this photo? Probably, actually. She has her dad's curiosity when it comes to strange insects and animals. I've also included a video of Evey saying a few words before switching to sign language on me, and then switching to simple, "throw your hands in the air, and wave 'em like you just don't care," which is a universal language, after all. Yes, Evey is multilingual. English, Spanish, American Sign, and Rapper.