Mest

Sarah and I reading a library book in a "mest" of her building.

"Mest" is one of David's and my favorite words that is a part of Sarah's 3-yr old vocabulary, if not necessarily one of my favorite concepts, per se. You see, she thinks the words "nest" and "mess" are actually the same thing. And she loves to build them all over the house. Particularly in her own room, but in Sarah's opinion anyplace is a good place for a mest. And so, because of the confusion of these two words/concepts, she can tend to equate messiness with coziness. In fact, she cried last time I cleaned her room. So, I am trying to be more intentional in teaching her the value of neatness. Still, I love her creativity. I love that she likes to create cozy little places. And, lets face it, most of the time our home is kind of a "mest." I'd say Sarah fits right in here!