Solar Power

1/12/13
At nap time, Miss asked me to turn on the toy that projects stars onto the ceiling. I explained that She couldn't see them because it wasn't dark enough.  Because it was sunny outside.  She understood perfectly.
"Yeah, this stuff sun, ou'side, coming in,  all over, up there ceiling, no see my stars!" She elaborated for me, gesturing dramatically to demonstrate the sun's rudeness in just coming right in the window without so much as knocking, "Yeah! Cover-up!"
"Yes!" I responded, pleased that She had such a grasp of it for such a little Little.  Maybe She'll be a scientist, with a mind like that!  "Yes that's exactly right Miss.  The sunlight covers up the light from the little stars. That's why we can't see them."
She looked at me, nodding gravely.  She understood just what the problem was.
"yeah," She pointed up into the outside sky,  "mommy turn it off."
"What?"
"This sun, cover up stars.  Too sunny.  Mommy go turn off."
"Oh...but, Missy, it's the sun.  Mommy can't turn it off."  I tried not to giggle.  "There's no switch for the sun, love".
Miss reflected for the tiniest moment, then shrugged Her shoulders, "Yeah, no turn off.  Mommy go, take out batt-a-ries."