“Did you know a blue whale’s heart is as big as a little car?”

“That’s a gigantic heart,” I said, smiling as I tucked the blanket snugly around her shoulders.

“It’s bigger than Dad’s new black SUV,” she whispered, her voice dropping lower.

“I broke a little piece of plastic off the back door of his car today, Mommy.”

I stopped, my hand still on her shoulder.

“When did that happen?”

“When he was getting his dry cleaning out,” she whispered, staring down at her dog.

“It just snapped off.