Super Genius

I don't mind telling you that my daughter has a case of The Smarts. To wit: I present FOUR examples of her genius -- all from last night -- for your review.

1. Walked into the kitchen and said to Maria, "Mommy, I have a question." Sure, this may seem like no big deal, but SHE'S NOT EVEN THREE. The concept that she 1) knew she had a question, 2) stated she had a question, and 3) then went on to ask her question is a marvel of conversational mechanics for her age.

2. We were watching a movie (Stuart Little 2, if you must know) and there is a scene that's a little dramatic. She said, laughing, "Whew! That scared me to death!"

3. She was wearing her bathing suit in the bathtub (that's another story) and noticed a little thatched-roof palapa in the print. She looked at it and said, "Is this in Mexico?" Now, she's never seen a palapa -- but she has seen pictures of our recent trip to Mexico and put two and two together. Amazing. So I said, I don't think that's supposed to be Mexico. I think that's supposed to be Hawaii." And she replied, "Oh, you mean where Lola is going?" (Our nanny, Fabiola is going to Hawaii next week, a fact clearly not lost on the Mercer Police."

4. As I was tucking her in, we realized that she was missing her bear's blanket. I told her to sit tight and I would go look for it. She informed me, "I was in your bedroom, the back bedroom and the bathroom." You see, she wanted to make sure I looked in all the right places where she had been playing with the blanket.

SHEAR GENIUS, I TELL YOU!!!