- Special Sections â€śMom, milk break is done this week at
school, so I will need something to drink and 24 birthday treats
to share with everyone because my birthday is in the summer. Why
does my birthday have to be in the summer, anyway?â€ť my 8-year-
old daughter exclaimed. I think she delivered all this â€śend of
the school yearâ€ť and â€śdonâ€™t forget my birthdayâ€ť
information in one breath. â€śSure, we can buy a snack for an
early birthday party at school,â€ť I replied. â€śWe can have
milk breaks at home, too,â€ť I added. â€śDid you know that a cow
drinks 30 to 50 gallons of water a day? That would fill a very
large bathtub.â€ť She looked at me and asked: â€śWhy didnâ€™t
you tell my classmates that interesting information when you
visited my class?â€ť â€śI didnâ€™t think of it. Did you know a
cow produces enough milk to fill six gallon-sized jugs a day?â€ť
I queried. â€śOK, thatâ€™s nice. Remember, I need 24 birthday
snacks,â€ť she reminded me. I guess she was tired of hearing cow
trivia, but I was hav