Millie-Me, Hair-dos, A Cute Boy, and SCHOOL

I don't know if you've been properly introduced to Millie. She is my Mini-Me, or Millie-Me, if you please. Millie is determined to do everything just like her Momma. Let me show you.....

This is Millie helping me with the laundry. She looks harmless, but really, about five minutes before this picture was taken, that laundry basket was completely empty and all of those clothes were neatly folded and stacked on the empty spaces there on the couch and table. She's such a good helper.

Millie also likes to type on the computer. She doesn't pound on the keys, she lightly places both hands over the keyboard and moves her fingers as quickly as she can. She's a writer/blogger in training.

She also loves to talk on my cell phone. If you get a call from me and all you hear is a baby in the background, it's probably Millie calling.

There's more she does, but I can't remember right now. She's a cute little girl and it's so hard to scold her when she looks at me with that look that says, "What, Mom? I just love you."

I've tried to branch out on my hair-dos for the girls. Emma's hair is so long that I can do some fun things with it.

I practiced doing inside-out braids on Emma. We did a Zuzu-type style. When she played Zuzu in It's a Wonderful Life, we did braids (not inside-out) up to the top of her head and then curled the piggy tails. See?

Anyway, for Valentine's Day she wanted a heart in her hair. This was the best I could muster in about the five minutes I had to do her hair before we ran out to church.

Abby likes to have the little horns on her head. She thinks they're cool.


And, Abby lost her top front tooth. She was so happy!!!

And, of course, this is my cute boy. Please, don't call him handsome. He's cute. Not handsome. Get it right.

This new school is killing me. I don't know if it will ever get any easier. The thing is, I've committed to a full semester. So, we're roped in this program until the end of the school year. It would be an incredible program for one or two kids to do, but three that are all third grade and under is tough. By fourth grade, the curriculum is supposed to be more independently completed, but until then it's very much run by the parent. You know, I remember hearing the stories about having three kids: with two kids, you have a hand for each, but there is no third hand for that third kid. That's kind of how I feel about this school. I don't have the extra hand for the third kid. But, I'm sure, as the weeks pass it will get easier. I was able to figure out how to handle three kids everyday, and I was even able to figure out how to handle four, so I'm sure I'll get this down, but for now, I'm spending most of my days doing school. I just need an extra 5 hours in the day. That's all. Or an extra me. Dang, where's Millie-Me when I need her?