From her perspective

 

I often wonder how I compare to other moms regarding what they have rules for and what they tolerate etc. Not in a bad way of comparision, more like I'd like a frame of reference.

One of these things I'm curious about is when Layla colors - I am rather fanatical about her staying just on the paper. We've worked on this and she really does fine - just a couple of times I have some drawings on the wall or fridge (=

So when she walked up to me the other day with this on her leg, I was really surprised and started to lay into her. This is the extent of our conversation:


LAYLA! What is that on your leg!?!?
I’m drawing on my leg because I’m getting married.
What?
I’m very married.
I need to draw on my leg all over with markers. I’m getting married.

It suddenly occured to me that she was talking about Henna! She has a book (A is for Arabia, thanks Jon and Vic!) that does the Alphabet with cultural things illustrated and the H is for Henna. The have a cute little ditty which I would post here if I had the energy to dig around and find the book. Not so much at the moment.

But we haven't read this book for WEEKS and I couldn't believe she remembered it, let alone put the pieces together to "do" henna on herself (=
So funny.