So much for the angst . . .

I set the timer for 10 minutes and told AJ that if she finished her last 2 math problems before it went off, she could have the remaining time to play. (She's been often taking 15 minutes to do one problem the last few days.)

She spent her extra 8 minutes of play time making this:



It says, "Math can be fun, if you do it fast!"

I also taught the girls how to use the washing machine and dryer today. Ebee still needs lots of help, of course, but the older two can handle starting a load pretty much by themselves after some instruction. They're so thrilled with their new skills.

AJ asked me if I could please teach her everything I know, so she can know how to do everything that needs to be done. I said I'd be happy to do that, and that I plan to have taught her everything she needs to know in order to take care of a household by the time she's a teenager. She thought that was a great idea.

A little later, she found a baby name book and asked me if she could take it with her when she grew up, to choose names for her children.

Of course I said yes. :)