I named Reagan after my dear friend, Regan Johnson, a brillant artist and illustrator.  I suppose also considering that Chris' mom is an artist, I shouldn't really be surprised that Gigi feels the need to beautify the world around her.  And when I say "world" I really mean my house.

If it's not the carpet, it's the cabinents.  If it's not my Chaucer books, it's Daddy's technical manuals.  Everything needs, apparently, a little artistic flair to it.  Today I cleaned nail polish off of the television.  And the Nintendo console.  She didn't get any on the carpet or anywhere else, so I am impressed.  She painted her toes - because I was busy and told her she needed to wait - and then she took care of the TV.  I have to say, for a two year old, she did a great job on her toes.  I found her in the gameroom, painting the TV.

"What are you doing?"  I asked, probably loudly.

"My toes!"  She exclaimed, like that was the dumbest question to ask her.  Obviously it made sense to her - she needed a pedicure, she had nailpolish in her hand, how stupid can Mommy be?

"Gigi!"  I exclaimed back while reaching - carefully and without sudden movements least the polish not end up on the carpet - for her hand.

"Hey!  They're still wet!  Careful!"  She said back looking at her toes. 

I could get mad.  I just don't.  I know artists.  I know what their work requires and the sacrifices that are made to cleanliness.  Art and spotless don't go together.  I just pointed out that we needed to ask for the polish from now on.  She said "Ok."

Later I found her with a box of crayons and wirecutters, crimping her - well, they were Will's until she introduced them to the wirecutters - crayons and drawing with the chopped pieces on Dad's printer paper.  She really does love art.  And tools.

I just wish she stuck to traditional mediums like watercolors or pencils and left the diaper cream, nail polish, TVs and carpets alone.  I'm also praying she steers clear of any taboo mediums - like maybe she'll leave the litter box alone and won't start making litter figures.  I'm really praying hard for that.  Really.