parallelograms and trapezoids

Have had a bit of deja vu tonight. Except in my earlier experience i was at the table spouting on about obtuse and acute triangles.( i'm certain my family can attest to how angles of all kinds consumed me as a child.) That was 1983. This time around Sophie was at the table and i was in the kitchen making dinner and she asked, "Can a square and a rhombus ever be congruent? ummmmmmm. "Let's see, what do you think, Soph?" That moment I had two thoughts. Thought #1: It's really sad that I don't know this. Where's my computer, i need to google. Thought #2: Do I really have a child old enough to be learning geometry? And if the answer is yes, when did this happen? About 2 seconds ago she was 4 and learning to swim in the kidney shaped pool in our old apartment. Actually, if you want to know the truth, about 2 seconds ago, I was running down the driveway of 1411 Cordova Circle in a white pioneer dress, wool knee socks and black patten leather shoes chasing our crazy dog Bucky who would take off like a rocket if we cracked the door to his pen even the tiniest bit. What's great is the only way to get him back was to lure him with a trail of white bread. Once he took off running you could hear us all yelling, "get the bread" and someone would come flying out the front door with the Wonder bread bag in hand ready to assist the dog home. (In case it isn't obvious, the sentimentality begins to ooze just after midnight at my place. Especally when Doug is gone and I'm left with my own brain for too long.) Anyway, what do you do, it's not 1983. Sophie is mastering her multiplication tables and this summer Owen will be 4 and ready for swim lessons. Don't tell the kids, but maybe it's time for a dog.