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Fry Day! I dreamed about something last night that caused me to wake up. In the dream, in which I don't remember details, I was doing something that required me to move quickly. As I did so, I awakened. I think I said something in the dream and was talking as I awoke.

I slept some today. I could have slept more but tomorrow's feasting is triggering some of today's activities.

I was playing with the grandkid using an I Spy deck of cards. The cards have four categories: numbers, colors, shapes and letters. As we played, I noticed that there were six letter cards that were not included in the letters' category (J, K, Q, V, X and Z). They were probably left out since they occur with reduced frequency. I noted that the cards were missing. The grandkid started going through the deck, in letter order, verifying that the cards were missing. The amazing thing was that after I had named those cards, she totally recalled them as she made her way through the deck. It's difficult enough to recall multiple objects out of sequence, especially objects with no associated images. It's another thing to not only recall such objects, but to do so after only one announcement of the items is exceptional.

She demonstrates this ability in a lot of other contexts. For example, when I mentioned that I needed some toothpicks to make a puzzle, she directed me to a cabinet where there was a box of picks--on a shelf that was high above my head and that would be difficult for her actually see.

The good news is that she remembers everything--the bad news is that she remembers everything. Her mother is going to have an interesting life with her.