She watched the clippers disappear then shook her head. "You know I wouldn't have told no matter what it was," she said, looking back up and meeting her in the eye. "If you need an assistant later, just let me know." Silly Mom.

Sierra nodded and held up her spray bottle. "Minsecticide," she said. "I'd never even heard of the stuff until the other day." She stood up and brushed a bit of dirt off her knees. Approaching another species of plant, she knelt down beside it and began to spray it from all different angles.

"Really?" she asked, looking at her mother. "I don't doubt it, but...what is it?" While she waited for the answer, she turned back and sprayed the rest of the plant. No pests would be getting to this one.