Look What She Did!

Man did I have a migraine this afternoon. Gracie didn't take a nap, well not a real one any way. My head was killing me and I had to lie down. Gracie tucked me in and brought in a puzzle. I was groaning to myself when I saw that she had the US Map puzzle. She gets frustrated with puzzles with so many pieces and we hadn't really worked with this one...plus 50 small pieces in my bed.

She dumped the puzzle and I heard her grunting and groaning as she worked with the pieces. I wanted to help her, but it was taking all I had not to cry with my splitting headache.

I heard her call out states like North Carolina and Florida, and Taxi (Texas). I smiled to myself and she said a few more: New York, Tennessee, Virginia, Sobdbo (South Carolina I think). I was pleased that she knew those words and she knew they were states. She had picked these up as we made our maps a few months ago, and from the postcards that we read and mark on our Dora map.

I heard a few "ugh! It doesn't fit!" and a couple of "there it goes." I decided to sit up and check her progress, my eyes bugged out of my head. She had all of the puzzle complete from California to Louisiana--correctly!!! I switched two pieces that were opposites and beamed. You could tell she was proud.

I went to get the camera (and potty), and by the time I got back she had all of the pieces in place! Now, this is not one of those puzzles that have matching pictures in the tray. The tray has a black outline of the state and it lists the capitol and that is it.

I am sure she is a genius! ;) But, either way I am super proud!

PS: She asked where New York went and I told her at the top, that's when I decided to check on her. Sure enough she had put New York where it went along with the other states she had mentioned like Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina! Florida was the first piece she put in. She talks about Florida all the time. She can pick it out on the map. Why? Mickey Mouse lives there!

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