Thank you for Rachel!

I could make a list a mile long of the reasons I am thankful Rachel. Just some of the those reasons are:

She...
is thoughtful and considerate
is so helpful,
is the best home based babysitter ever
is perceptive and can tell when I or anyone else needs help
always does what I ask the first time I ask
never says, "But...." like her brother after I say something
and on and on and on.

But, today I most thankful for Rachel because she has...NO CAVITIES!!! This, even after not going to the dentist for a year and a half. As is often the case, Rachel got overlooked and didn't see the dentist since February of 2008. Oops! Between my recent teeth problems and Alec's constant problems and cavities...we seemed to have been going enough for 2 families. Sorry Rachel...and thanks for taking care of your teeth. Once again, you didn't let me down and you remain daddy's "golden child".

If she can do it...

Hooray for little girls. This morning...mind you it was 5:30 in the morning, Amy got up and had to go "pee". From the comfort of my warm bed, I hear the seat go up, the squeak of bare skin slide over the seat and the tinkle of a little 4 year old's stream hit the water. While I wait to hear the flushing of the toilet, in my mind I am celebrating the fact that I no longer have to jump out of bed and help run her into the bathroom to make sure she made it in time. Soooo much nicer listening than doing. Anyway, my pleasant memories were interrupted by the sound of a cupboard closing. What was that? I sit up in my bed to find Amy holding a roll of toilet paper. Her comment..."Let (just) getting more toilet paper mom." After elbowing Steve and informing him of what just happened...and tucking Amy back in bed...I climb back into bed and say to myself, "If she can do it...anyone can."

It does curl!

Rachel beaming with curls
Close up of curls

Mom's roll up job

Rachel's roll up job

Out of no where the other night, Rachel says she wants to curl her hair. Okay, this is coming from a girl I can only get to brush her hair once a day...and wash it twice a week. Of course I jumped at the chance and rushed up stairs to dig out the rollers from the back of the cupboard. She attempted to roll them herself...and as you can see from the above photo...not much was going to curl doing it that way. So, she showered...and then I rolled. Rachel's hair is so thick that I really didn't think it would work. But, it did...and very well. She loved it, and has done it again since. The only down fall to this whole thing is, I'm back involved in Rachel's shower routine. I'm sure it will pass. But, until then...I will enjoy the "girly" side of Rachel.