Might As Well Start them Early?

Emma is always offering to "help" me with the dishes. "I'm big enough, Mom. I promise I will be careful. My friend from school is allowed to do the dishes at her house." I'm just not ready to trust her with my dishes (I mean, come on, she is only 5!), but I kept telling her that one day I would let her wash all the play dishes out on the deck. Well that day came one Saturday this Summer. Emma was in her glory, and, I must say, she did a great job!!! She had them all lined up on the dish towel to dry when she was all done. "There, mom, I can do the dishes-just like you do!" What a little cutie!!!

I guess she needed her shades because she was getting those dishes so clean there were gleaming!