does anyone else remember that little golden book? "mommy's little helper" it was my FAVORITE as a kid. my mom actually gave it to me the other day to take home for penny. it's a little beat up (masking tape is working wonders though). i haven't yet read it to penny but i think it's time. because i have the makings of an amazing little helper.
lately penny does whatever mommy does. she likes to stand up on a stool when i am doing soemthing in the kitchen. she likes to help bake. she helps me clean (we did the windows last week). if i vaccumm she gets her vaccum (aka lawnmower) and follows around after me. she even got her own little brown set for christmas. after dinner we sweep the kitchne together. once we have a big pile she hands me her dustban and says "here you go" so i can sweep it all up. and of course we clap over each completed task.
she is also great at helping with little stuff. after we change her diaper (pee pee only) she's throws it away in the trashcan. if she finds any trash or fuzz on the ground she stops to picku p the "yuck yuck" and give it to me. this can be a bit of a pain in the booty as it takes her forever to get up the steps (dont judge - they could use a good vaccumm - she finds lots of yuck yuck there)
but the best of all is her new chore. penelope is in charge of feeding gatsby and she does an amazing job. for about a week now this has been penny's responsibility. if gatsby's food bowl is empty or low she picks up the bowl and bring it over to the cabinet by the sink. she waits for mommy to open the cabinet (child locks) then she scoops the food into the bowl. she then carries it back all by herself and sets it down for gastby. she has done great. she is very steady with the food, but is sometimes a littel over zealous with this chore. occasionally gatsby will be eating and she decides he needs a refill. today she grabbed him by the face when we has eating and pushed his away then picked up his food bowl to refill. (we need to probably talk about that - i dont hink most dogs take kindly to that..)
here are some pictures of little helper doing her chores...(note the different outfits - i took photos on two days...)
1. picking up the food bowl and carrying over to mommy
notice the side eye from gatsby.. this was right after she literally pushed him out of his own food bowl.
2. scoop the food into the bowl
3. put lid back on
4. pick up an crumbs (she's gotta sweep later! penny rights a tight ship).
5. bring bowl back for gatsby
6. praise yourself through clapping for a job well done.
7. show gatsby some love for being a good sport :)
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