Things that have come out of my daughter's mouth lately that make me think I'm getting my money's worth at her school...and that's saying a lot!

Around the new year:
Me: "Yes, Ms. Susan (one of her teachers) is going to be gone for awhile. She is visiting her family. You don't have to go very far to visit your family, but Ms. Susan has to go a loong, loong way. She's very far away right now. Very far."
Cora: "Yes, in the Vellapeens." (aka, the Philippines)

A few weeks ago:
"Look at that stop sign. It's an octagon."
and
"Soon we will go to Salado and we will look for the blue heron and we will throw rocks in Salado creek. The big rocks make a big sound - splash! - and the baby rocks make a tiny sound - bloop. And there's river hair." (aka, moss...that's my dad's fault there)

Two weeks ago in the tub:
Me: "And where does honey come from?"
Cora: "From the bees. And the nec-tar."
The child is two and a half and knows what nectar is. Love it!

Last week:
"Look Mommy, there is no more paint [nail polish] on my index fingers."
and
"I can spell red. R-E-D. I can spell green. G-R-E-E-N."

Last night in the tub:
Me: "Look at those capsules. Something is happening to them!"
Cora: (looks up incredulously) "They're dissolving, Mommy."

Duh.

Today:
"I choose that one [the sunflower sticker]. It's a sunflower. I think it's pretty because it looks like the sun. That one is a rose, but I like the sunflower."

Good grief. I think I will forbid her from growing up any faster. That should work.