If you can't beat 'em... let them join you!

Housework isn't what it used to be. What once could be accomplished in a day or two now seems to have expanded over an unending unspecified period of time. The casserole must have been invented by a young mother who out of desparation just dumped all her ingredients in a 13x9 in. pan and popped it in the oven. But you know... that's O.K.! I should count it all joy that my little girl could think of nothing else that she would rather do than be in the kitchen helping mom. Since Friday night is pizza night, I pulled a bin of Christmas decorations up to the counter, put a few tablespoons of flour into a small metal bowl, and let her "help". You know, I was more blessed by her little mess and by watching her play in the flour than I would have been if she was out of the kitchen and playing with something else.