Gwennie came up to me on Saturday.

"Mom. Guess what? On Monday they're going to teach us about babies."

"Oh really?" I was a little startled having received no pior word of this little endeavor.

"Yes," she continued. "But they said we can't tell anyone."

"Oh really?!" I was nonplussed. "Just who is going to be teaching you about babies?"

"Mrs. Tom, but she said it's a secret and we shouldn't tell anyone."

"Well, I don't like secrets about babies." I said firmly, imagining myself having an interesting little chat with the principal. "If you have any questions about babies, you can ask me anytime. I will tell you anything you want to know."

I was just gearing up for a good discussion when Gwennie suddenly burst out with:

"Hahahahaha! I fooled you. You know what day it is?"

Folks, I nearly died. She is only 6.