this morning when i dropped ella off at school she went to her cubby and pulled out this note.  we've been talking about her going to kindergarten next year.  a few days ago i said i was going to miss her while she was gone.  she said she would write me notes.  

today ella was a coloring fiend.  one of the pictures she colored was a mermaid with blue hair.  i commented on it and she said, "yeah, she used sea dye.  some mermaids use that to dye their hair."