Space Case

Punky is obsessed with the planets these days.

It's my fault, I suppose.  A few weeks ago they had a book sale at daycare and I ordered a colorful book about the solar system.  It's very basic and designed for small children, and Punky memorized it in no time flat. 

She can tell you the planets in order from the sun.  She can tell you which is the smallest, which is the largest, and which are made of gas.  She can tell you which one looks red, which ones appear blue, and which one has a yellow glow.  She can tell you that Mars has two moons, and that Saturn's rings are made of icy rocks, and that Neptune is very, very cold.  She can even explain how they once called Pluto a planet, but now it's considered too small to be one.

It's her new favorite book.  We've read it almost every night at bedtime for the last three weeks.  And, as of now, there's no end in sight.

Maybe she'll be an astronaut.  Or a rocket scientist.  Or the architect that builds the first condo complex on the moon.

Or, like she told me when I asked last week, maybe she'll just be a regular person like Mommy when she grows up.