First, during Mara’s bedtime last night…
Mara has been announcing lately what she would like to be one day. A couple of days ago she decided on teacher. Last night, she said she would like to be a teacher most days of the week and a doctor on Fridays. I said she could be a doctor who teaches other doctors, but no, she wants to teach kids. This morning the list of occupations had grown: teacher, doctor, horse rider, adventurer (like in Wild Kratts), and one other thing. I can’t remember the fifth job and will have to check with her again. The list will have changed again by then, of course…
And then, this morning…
Tessa is a super helpful kid. She likes to clean her own tray after a meal and is sort of at the stage a lot of kids go through where brooms are really fun, etc. She also LOVES going outside, especially if it means helping Mara on or off of the bus. This morning I was talking with Mara about how she had to get ready as soon as she was done brushing her teeth, and with that, Tessa appeared at the bathroom door with Mara’s boots in her hands. She delivered them to Mara, left the room, returned promptly with her own boots, and then repeated the process with my boots. I said, “Tessa, Mara needs to put on her snow pants first, then she can put on her boots.” So, Tessa left the room and came back with Mara’s snow pants! We put them on as soon as Mara finished brushing her teeth. When we left the room, Tessa helped us get Mara’s feet into her boots and then brought over Mara’s scarf, followed by her mittens (which were found under a bench warming on the heating vent – I only put Mara’s mittens here, and I didn’t realize Tessa knew this!). I think Tessa also handed us Mara’s coat, but I can’t be sure. In the midst of all this, Mara exclaimed: “Did Tessa pull my pants over my boots?!?” This is usually the last but very important step in getting Mara ready. But I had to tell Mara, no, I did that for her. She loved having Tessa’s help with all of this. It really was something to see!
