Weird Things My Kid Has Done Lately

1) Sarah shaved one-third of her eyebrows off. Let me explain. The other day I went into the bathroom to find bits of blond hair in the sink. I thought, "Sarah must have shaved her legs again." and went about my day. It wasn't until later in the evening that I brushed her bangs off her forehead to discover that Sarah's eyebrows were shorter by almost three inches. There's "landscaping," but she looked like she had taken a brush hog to her brows! When I asked, "Why did you do this?" Sarah looked out from under her sparse brow and said, "I don't know." Well I don't either. I can guess, though. She's ten and this is the age when girls start to experiment with their looks. I just hope she doesn't end up looking like the Bride of Frankenstein.
I told her that when the time comes, I'll teach her how to trim her brows. By the way, I didn't punish her for this escapade. Plucking will be punishment enough.

2) Sarah was about to receive a BIIIIIG SPEEECH from me about why clothes should be hung up, or some other subject about practicality that causes eye-bleeding boredom when she declared: "Duct tape and Mommy's mouth equals one happy kid." No, she hasn't been on her ADD meds lately--it's Christmas break--that's her endearing yet "hide the knives" sense of humor coming through.
Honestly, she's not dangerous, but if I'm not writing again by tomorrow, search the river.