My family (groan)

At the same time I posted the toddler anecdote (below), I emailed it to my extended family. Here's a sample of their responses:

My sister-in-law: Another resourceful problem-solver in the family! Lack of paint? Snot a problem!

My sister: Why stop at the back of his hand? Offer him a nice, large canvas -- the booger the better!

My brother-in-law: That Daniel is multi-talented -- what will he pick next? Perhaps we're blowing this up into something it'snot. Then again, when a young artist runs at the world, we shouldn't react by turning up our noses (or by making back-handed compliments).

My husband: Well, actually, I think this is all due to a simple misunderstanding. Daniel must have heard us talking about artists from the Flemish school.

Sheesh!