Know Thyself.

Over the weekend, Luciya confided to us: "Dairy makes my toots awful!"

Then she proceeded to prove it so. Repeatedly.

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L'il Future Nobel Prize Winner.

It took William Harvey until 1628 to propose the theory of blood circulation.

Yesterday, budding scientist Luciya placed a the hollow end of a water glass on the inside of her elbow and laid her ear on the other end. "I can hear my blood smushing and whushing in there," she announced.

She's not even five yet.

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Dora The Tootin' Explorer.

Tonight was our usual night for watching the girls. Luciya wanted to watch a movie, so I sat down in the TV room and let her climb into my lap with her giant rainbow slinky. We soon found ourselves watching "Dora the Explorer" on Nick Jr.

For those who have never experienced it, this is an interactive show where Dora periodically asks the audience to respond to various questions. Luciya helped her take pictures of wild animals, choose the correct path to avoid a rain storm, and find the roof to Benny the Bull's house.

At the end, Dora asked us what had been our favorite part of the show.

"When she tooted up her nose!" chortled Luciya. (She knows very well that this is expressly against the Rules of Tooting.)

"That was my favorite part, too," Dora agreed.

"I don't remember that part," I said.

"Yep," said L, with immense satisfaction, "she tooted up her nose and in her eyeball!"

I don't know how I missed it.

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