Before I disappear on her for a couple days (in the wake of swine flu mania, no children are allowed in hospitals these days, unless, of course, they need to be treated for swine flu) I thought I’d check in and see how Alden was taking the news of her impending no-longer-the-center-of-the-universe-ness. She seems to be handling it with aplomb.

She has no idea.

And, of course, neither do we.