Princess and the Play

Since the day she was born my red-headed Princess has kept me on my toes. Among her more notable exploits as a toddler were the potential careers she tried out:

1. Plumber - at age two she took the back off the commode and pulled the hose that fills the tank out of its moorings. When I walked by the bathroom (thankfully only a few minutes later) I saw a jet of water spurting through the air.

2. Cook - Also at age two she decided she wanted a scrambled egg, so she got the eggs out of the fridge, broke one and mixed it in a bowl and poured it into a skillet on the stovetop. Thankfully she didn't know how to turn on the stove.

Now that she's older and more mature Princess uses her overactive imagination and flair for drama to make life more fun for herself and her siblings. In the past week I've observed her as a:

1. Lifeguard - When we hooked up the waterslide in the back yard she decided that instead of sliding she would sit at the top and be the lifeguard. She stopped Miss Bee from going down the slide headfirst and made sure everyone had on their sunscreen

2. Bus Driver - She pulled Big Man in our wagon in the backyard last week. Every so often she would stop to pick up and discharge passengers. Every so often Big Man had to get out for his stop. She also required exact fare for boarding the bus. She did, however, take requests for drop off location.