Lent...a little late

I just took Elisabeth out for lunch.. she is in the 5th grade and only at the same school as me for the next few months so I like to do this every now and then (she will move to the middle school in September but we can't talk about that or I will start to cry.) Anyway, she is constantly complaining about this one student in her class...we will call her Miss A. (for Annoying). For some reason, Miss A. and Miss E. get on eachother's nerves something awful. Miss. E. is always coming home yaking about something Miss A. has done...from wearing the wrong shoes, to puffing up her bra, to not paying attention. She will get in the car and state, "Miss A. had her boobs on again today!" meaning she stuffed her bathing suit top with tissues. After many months of moaning, I decided to give E. the 'LENT' talk today. I explained how Jesus went into the garden for 40 days and nights and didn't eat or drink and how it is important to honor Him during this 40 day time period (I know..I am a little late!). Then I gave her the idea of being nice to Miss A. for an entire 40 days-no snippy comments, no arguing, no fighting. She gave me a counter-offer of giving up water. I don't think so. She wondered why I was getting 'all Catholic' on her (we are Protestant, by the way), which made me laugh but didn't stop me from telling her that she needed to start behaving and give Miss. A. a break. To further cement this lesson, I told her I would do something, too, for the next 40 days. I am not sure I will have a tongue left because she told me I can no longer argue with Todd. I think I would rather stop eating or drinking :)