Look mommy there's another one. 

I see baby that makes three.

Why are there so many? Why are they always by a tree?

They are not always by a tree little one, sometimes they are at a corner or near the center of the road.

Why are they there mommy? Are they for sale?

No sweetheart they are not for sale. They are used, sadly, to mark a spot.

What spot is that mommy?

The spot where somebody died whose car had crashed.

I don’t ever want to die in a car crash mommy. I want to live to be big like you and daddy.

You will sweetheart. And when you learn to drive you make sure you drive safely, ok?

Ok, mommy, I promise.

As the eighteen wheeler barreled past she was startled back to reality. When her husband finished his hammering he stepped back and with a crackle in his voice said, there, it should stay put now. He placed his arm around his wife and helped her back to the car. He then placed her crutches on the back seat. As they pulled away from the curb she looked back with tears in her eyes at another white cross by the side of the road.