Cute Christopher!

Christopher is an angel and a devil. And I love him dearly! This afternoon he came out of his room, right before we were going to leave for the grocery store, covered in marker. He announced that he drew a picture, on himself. And, use your imagination for this, he had done it in red marker. On his chest, and his neck, and his face. And in case you didn't know, washable marker is only so washable on skin. I didn't even bother with his chest, but try as I might, I washed his face over and over and is still looked like someone had put a hot iron on his cheek.

Later at bathtime I told him to wash his face really well, and be sure to get all the way in the water so it would wash off his chest. Not only did he wash well, he washed for over an hour! If you ever have to remove red marker from children, I will pronounce a one hour bath as an excellent remedy.

Also, when I finally went into my room to go to bed, I discovered that Christopher had put a picture of Alexander on my headboard for me, and a bedtime book at the foot of my rocking chair, obviously laid out with great care so that I could easily read it. What a darling!!!