my helper

I have an amazing 6th grader neighbor who comes over two afternoons a week for an hour and watches Meg while I do something else. This is a lifesaver in so many ways this girl could not yet comprehend: she comes at Meg's WORST time of day (before dinner...is any child good before dinner?); she takes Meg outside to play and gets her nice and tired OR if it's raining does crafty things inside that I fail to do; and she is just a generally great person for being a 6th grader.

Yesterday she took Meg on a walk and they came home with fistfuls of beautiful flowers- it made my day.