Chores

Now that Allison is a big three-year-old and I managed to stop by Target and buy some melamine dishes on clearance we gave Allison her first 'chore,' setting the table.  So far she loves it.  I rearranged one of my kitchen cabinets so all of her dishes, the melamine dishes, place mats and cloth napkins fit and are accessible for her.  She generally insists that we all need a fork, spoon and knife at all meals and so far is persistent that they all belong on one side of the plate despite Mark's coaching.  We'll see which one of them is more stubborn.  Oh, and I keep straws down in her cabinet, too, so we're all drinking out of straws an awful lot around here.  We really enjoy seeing her take so much pride and responsibility in her 'work!'