Ketchup!

Tonight the kids were pretending to be Mary and Joseph when I called them for supper. Philip came downstairs, saw that we were having scalloped potatoes, and this conversation followed:

Philip: "Mommy, I need some ketchup"

Mommy: "What do you need ketchup for?"

Philip: "For my potatoes."

Mommy: "You don't need ketchup on scalloped potatoes. There is cheese on them."

Philip: "Well, I like ketchup with the cheese."

Mommy: "No, you don't need ketchup."

Philip: "Well, Joseph probably liked ketchup on his potatoes with the cheese."

Mommy: "When Joseph was alive there was no such thing as ketchup."

(Philip has a look of horror on his face)

Philip: "Joseph didn't have ketchup when he was alive?"

Mommy: "No, ketchup wasn't created until after he was dead."

Philip: "Well, when did God create ketchup then?"