My dad brought over this little stepstool he built for Sophie last night, opening up endless ways for her to make the kitchen look like a war zone. She loves to wash her hands in the sink. Dave wants to put a guardrail on it. I think he was half kidding.
When I was a kid, washing dishes was one of my regular chores. I hated it with a passion then, but now I actually don't mind it so much, which is surprising, since I pretty much wash dishes all day long. Still, I felt a bit deceitful and Tom Sawyer-ish telling Sophie, "see, wahing dishes is big fun!" Our next stepstool project will be cookie baking with our giant new fall leaf cookie cutter.
