I think that aliens may have abducted AJ and left a new and improved version of her behind.  Or maybe she is just growing up.  Either way I love the version that showed up at my house this evening.  The girls were eating dinner.  As is typical on the “pick what you want for dinner” nights AJ had heated up some baked beans and a corn dog for dinner.  I was folding the laundry and doing other chores in the dining room.  Suddenly AJ looks up from her plate and sees the container with baked beans sitting on the table where she left it.  She gets up, picks up the container and puts it back in the fridge.  She walks back over to her seat, sees the bottle of ketchup that she had used, closed the top and put it back in the fridge.  I stare at her in shock and she asks me what I am doing.  I told her how impressed I was that she saw the things that needed to be done and just did them.

She then realizes that I forgot to get the girls milk so she gets Vera’s favorite cup and pours her sister a cup of milk, then pours one for herself.  She looks at the dogs, realizes that they need to be fed and proceeds to feed both of the dogs.  I could not contain my excitement and pride at her initiative to do things that need to be done.

I made sure I let her know how proud I am of her.  I hope the aliens leave the new improved version.