Gross Anatomy

So I’m tossing some kidney beans into the turkey gumbo I’m making for dinner the other night when my 3-year-old Rachel asks, “What are those?”

“Kidney beans,” I reply.

“When I had my urinary tract infection,” recalls 5-year-old Madeline, “I had to get an ultrasound so they could check out my kidney beans to make sure they were alright.”