helper

this summer i've hired a neighborhood girl. once a week this 10 yr. old comes to our house for 2 hrs to play with and watch my kiddos. this gives me some time to work around the house, and to have an 'emotional' break from parenthood. this hire might be the wisest thing i've done in a while. no, they don't completely disappear. occasionally zaiah comes chasing after me for milk, milk milk (as her two hands wave in the air symboling the nursing sign), kai plays messenger boy for me and rowan, or i get to change the poopy diaper. but, kai is having a blast with his new friend, and is sad each time she rides off.