...Save the more random explanations for a time when you're not drunk with fatigue.
Hannah and I went to
IKEA the other day, to cheer ourselves up. It had been a long, difficult day already, and IKEA is one of my favorite discount shopping and decorating centers on the planet. And I desperately needed a reason to smile. So, after letting her go play in the playroom for a while - so that we could both say we enjoyed the trip - I finished shopping and checked out. After picking Hannah up from the playroom, and getting in the car, she asked if I had gotten her anything. (Typical.) I told her that I actually had - a little chandelier that we might hang in her room, but probably not until we get into a new apartment. So we continued chatting about how much fun that would be. After a few minutes, Hannah said, "Ok... But I don't even know what a chandelier is!"
M: Oh! Well, it's a hanging light. But it's all fancy.
H: Ok...?
M: (
in a stammering sort of explanation) You know... It's a light, but it's more pretty than it is useful...
H: Uh-huh...?
M: I mean, it's got the light that hangs, but then there's all these crystally things that hang down and make it look real pretty.
H: You got me a diamond light!?!?!?!
M: Well, no. It's not diamonds, but it's cute. You know... little crystals... some are different colors. (
blah blah blah... trying to explain it so that it made sense, but I was rather tired so I wasn't thinking real clearly. Normally, these explanations go a lot more smoothly.)
M: (
finally) Does that make sense?
H: Yeah. (
pause) Well, no. That doesn't make sense, but I don't want to hear any more.
Awesome. Can't fault her for being honest.
PS - She loved the
chandelier, once we got home and she could see the picture on the box. Now she can't wait to hang it somewhere!
Isn't it cute? :)
