Cute, Sweet, Little Rachel

Sometimes people get a little confused and think Rachel is usually calm and sweet.  She is - unless she is standing up for herself...or letting her brother know he needs to change his behavior.

Tonight, it was Rachel's turn to say the blessing for dinner.  She was doing the 'norm' - thanking Heavenly Father for her cup...her plate...her brother...her doll...(you get the picture).  Her big brother was getting a bit bored and distracted.  After all, the food was getting colder by the second.  Rachel looked up and sounding quite in charge stated..."we are saying a prayer".  She got no response so tried again, "You fold your arms, right now!".  I had to bow my head a little farther so no one would know I was chuckling.  She's cute, sweet and small - but, don't mess with her.

'Carpet Fuzzies'!!

I gave the girls a bath this morning.  I got to comb 'carpet fuzzies' out of their hair - again.  The carpet at this house is thick and the kids love to be on the floor.  Actually, anything that touches the floor or touches anything that has been on or near the floor gets these lovely - hard to get rid of - pieces of loose carpet on them and somehow they just don't let go.

It reminds me of pet hair - especially dog or cat.  It's everywhere and just won't go away.  I even found them on a 'clean' dishtowel I took out this morning!  The pet hair is one of the reasons I don't want pets in our house.  (No, not inhumane - just realistic.  I already have enough to do and clean up after that I don't need to add an animal into the mix.)

If you have any suggestions on keeping these carpet fuzzies at bay - let me know.