She is convinced that I can read her mind. She saw a commercial once about moms having superpowers and when I guessed what she was going to ask one day she decided my power was mind reading. Now she is always asking me what she is thinking. She can hardly keep from telling me herself while she waits for me to guess. Lucky for me, she generally has a one track mind at any given time and guessing isn't too difficult.
Along with her complete faith in my super powers is her belief that her father is a super hero. She is a lot like him in many ways and wants to be like him too. She tells us she will live with us forever and has confessed that if I hadn't married daddy already she probably would when she got older. Pair that with her love of being outside come rain or shine and we get this:
Yesterday she followed Rob and the mower up and down, up and down, while he mowed the lawn--chattering the whole time, I am sure. Not that he could hear her over the motor, but I am not sure she actually expects us to listen to half of what she says. . .or maybe she thinks our superpowers allow us to multi-task and do things like talk on the phone, mow the lawn, read books, watch TV, AND listen to Signe's make believe world filled with video game obstacles and imaginary fairies and puppies. That is actually more likely--I do after all, have the ability to see things behind me and find mysteriously missing objects.
Occasionally, Signe assures us that she too is "practically a mom" (like when she makes her own peanut butter and jelly sandwiches) and needs to do grown up things. At times like these, her daddy patiently lets her.
He may be a super hero, but saying "No" to his girls is not one of his powers.
And really, how can you say "no" to that face?
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