A Sweet Surprise.

Here's the deal. My little girl has become very "plundery" lately, as my Grandma says. If I turn my back for more than three seconds, she's digging in the refrigerator or trying to climb my cabinets. I've caught her climbing end tables, knocking lamps over, chewing on phone cords, and running on the hearth.

Therefore, I have been forced to put her in the playpen if I have to do anything that takes longer than, say, making a sandwich.

So when I had to balance the checkbook online the other day, I returned to the living room to find this:

Love 'er to pieces.

I celebrated by taking a hot shower, since I didn't think I'd get one until she went to bed that night. And it turned out to be a lovely afternoon if I do say so myself!