Thanks Jill and Karen. She (and her brother Mike) pretty much are the center of my Universe right now. I take care of Lily three days a week, and sometimes more, during the work-week while her parents hold down their jobs. Mikey joins us after school and they're with me until 6:30 each evening. It's tiring, but a task filled with a lot of love and many rewards. I just thank God I'm able to do it.

Karen, I'm afraid Lily (now 16 mos.) says "no" a lot more than her g'ammy does. (That's what she calls me, g'ammy.) She's definitely developing a strong sense of self, but we women need to be strong in this world. I wouldn't want her to be any other way.

Birdie

"...Songs to aging children come... Aging children, I am one..."
~~Joni Mitchell
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