The tiniest teacher

Today I gained a new appreciation for mothers everywhere... I watched Ella all day. These are the lessons I learned (most of them I already knew):

1. You're lucky if you get a shower.
2. You will hear every nursery rhyme played simultaneously in one room no less than 6 times within a two hour span.

3. You will deal with tantrums, crying and food throwing. Sometimes it will even be from the child.
4. Everything that can bonk, will bonk.

5. Just because her Christmas T-O-Y-S are hidden does not mean they'll stay that way. (Seriously, she's a mini Sherlock Holmes).
6. Her bragging that you let her sit in the 'Big Girl Chair' to eat will most likely get you into trouble with her mom.

7. Attempting to rotate Kix in as an acceptable dry cereal 'snacks' (always plural) when you run out of Peanut Butter Cap'n Crunch ('Cwunchies'), will hopefully go unnoticed.
8. The 'must have' item for fall just may be a hat with ears sown on it. They are too cute.
9. They will scream and cry when you lay them down, but they'll forget all about it when they wake up.
10. Elmo is good medicine.
11. You will be tired out, somewhat frustrated from time to time, and very messy... But your heart will melt everytime she says your name.