S: (from under the dining table) I found it!
Me: (whispering so as not to wake up Mommy) Sophia! What are you doing? You're supposed to be getting dressed!
S: I found a marker top!
Me: We're going to be late! Get dressed. That's more important right now.
S: (with deep conviction) Finding a marker top is even more important!...
(Indeed, to our little artist, life is meaningless if one's markers dry out ; )
