Dreaming

Yesterday I woke Katy up like I usually do. She immediately said "chocolate heart!" and began to look all over her bed for it. She lifted her pillow up and would look at me "Where is the chocolate heart?" Now, to you a chocolate heart may not sound that special, but they have been her incentive to pee on the potty since grandmama left and she absolutely loves them. The poor girl was so upset that she could'nt find her chocolate heart that she was about to start crying. I was now confronted with the need to explain dream to an almost 3-year-old. After about 5 minutes of explaining, consoling and looking for the chocolate heart, I think she realized that it really wasn't there like she thought there was...now if only the idea of what a dream is was clear.