Wraps

Dad was always worried about us being warm enough. (Evidenced by the thermostat in the house set at 70* or higher!) "Dress warmly," he'd say. Which always confused me--and I was always trying to correct him--since I was already dressed for the day. He meant outer garments, or "wraps."

I chuckled at my husband when he called the sweatshirt a "wrap." It sounded foreign coming from him, but coming from my dad, I wouldn't even think twice.

Now Mom is left to chase after her warm-blooded grandkids trying to get them to wear "warmer wraps."