Little Helper

The dishwasher was full and clean...again. Time to empty it so the dirty dishes could go in. I started putting some bowls and dishes in the cupboard and pondered what else I had to do before heading to small group later this evening.

After a few minutes the little "pat, pat, pat" of Cora's feet registered in my consciousness and I tuned in to what she was doing. I turned to see her walking away from the silverware drawer back to the dishwasher.

The drawer was opened only about 2 inches and there were a fork and spoon haphazardly placed in the drawer!

Cora has helped me a few times in the past unloading the dishwasher but I was so surprised to see that she had, on her own initiative, started to help me AND had remembered which drawer the silverware goes! Her little mind is amazing.

Now, I could leave the story here and let you imagine that she proceeded to put all the silverware away in the drawer like a little trained robot. That wasn't exactly how the rest of the story goes...but let's just pretend it was that hassle-free!