Vocabulary Words

Madeleine gave me a vocabulary lesson while she was in the shower this afternoon.

MADELEINE: Mommy?  The shower is EARTH-HEAVEN.
ME: Oh, yeah?
MADELEINE: Yes.  It feels SO good.  Mommy?  It's called "Earth-Heaven" because it's on EARTH, so nothing on Earth could actually be as great as Heaven.
ME: I see.
MADELEINE: Mommy?  "Earth-Heaven" can also be things that you ENJOY, like baking or swimming.  Like, a pool can be Earth-Heaven.
ME: That makes sense.

I mean, I kind of thought the word "heavenly" covered the whole feeling of Heaven on Earth, but I guess we need to get even more specific.

And speaking of word definitions:

JULIA: Mommy?  What does "ananimous" mean?
ME: ...
JULIA: NOT "anonymous."  "Ananimous."
ME: Uh...do you mean "unanimous?"
JULIA: (clarity flashing across her face) Oh!  "Unanimous!"
ME: Right.
JULIA: ...
ME: Do you know what "unanimous" means?
JULIA: No!
ME: Oh.  Like, a unanimous decision is one in which everyone votes the same way.
JULIA: Oh!  I thought it was, like, a fancy way to say "anonymous" or something!


Well, that totally makes sense.  It's just like all those other words that are normally spelled with an "a" but in their fancy version are spelled with a "u," like "umazing" and "uppropriate" and "ustonishing."   And we ALL know that "umazing" basically means "Earth-Heaven."