Snapshots: Successful Delegation

Anyone who has been reading here for a (very) long time may remember how frequently the muddy clothing my family created in New York had to be rinsed in a bucket before I could even put it in the washing machine. I did not enjoy the bucket rinse, and I don't miss it. It's much less common here at our home in the arid high-altitude west.

I do still occassionally have to use the bucket, though, including this past week after a session of work under the project truck left me with two sets of manly clothing covered in dirt and grease.

Out came the bucket. But now, I have an apprentice.

And here she is, jamming a stick into the bucket to agitate the clothing.

She loved this activity, and I loved that I didn't have to do it myself. Happiness all around.

The same girl played a very good April Fool's prank on me. I don't actually like pranks at all, but this one was inoffensive and actually pretty funny.

She set up her American Girl doll as me reading in bed. Perfect.

We woke up to a blizzard yesterday morning.

Complete with 30-mile-an-hour winds blowing in all directions.

Thankfully, I had already brought some spring inside for the table.

Poppy decided we needed to have some spa time since we were stuck inside all day. I declined to do a face mask or makeover, but we did have a little foot spa. We soaked our feet in Epsom salt water with marbles in it, she gave me a foot and hand massage with lotion, and then she painted my toenails for me.

I let her choose the color, too.

And last, I have discovered my medium-sized Pyrex lids fit perfectly on these large cereal bowls the MiL gave us a few years ago.

Handy.

There you have it! My life, snapshotted.