We returned to school on Monday after being off for over two weeks for Spring Break. Before break she always dressed mostly in shorts, jeans or long pants, and whatever shoe fit her fancy. After break she suddenly wanted to wear dresses, have her hair done, and bathe daily.

Mama hates to get up early. This morning Claire announced that she wanted to her hair braided by Mama at about 4:30AM. My wife’s alarm goes off at 7AM. I chuckled and told her to go into our bedroom to ask. I stood quietly by the door to see what my wife’s response would be, because I knew how she’d respond to me! She nicely said “gimme a minute to wake up” and proceeded to get out of bed within minutes. Go figure!