Tonight in the car Ella asked me, searchingly, "Mom, do penguins and polar bears live in the same place?"
"Um, I think they do, honey. But I don't think they're friends." I had barely uttered the words.
"They ABSOLUTELY do NOT! Penguins live on land and polar bears live on the ice." And then, sounding quite disappointed, she added, "I thought you knew everything."
"Well," I said, "I certainly don't know everything. And I think you are a clever girl for teaching me something."
"All of my favorite animals are going extinct."
"Really? Like what?"
"Elephants and Giant Pandas. The pandas are dying because people are cutting down their habitat. I want to go to China and talk to those people. And then I'm going to plant some bamboo."
"Well I think that's a good way of thinking, Ella. When you see a problem, do something to fix it."
"I had pizza for lunch today. Very yummy. And green beans and peaches. NO ONE ELSE wanted to eat the green beans! Can you believe that? Ha."
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