Rascal

A friend of mine has a son born the same day as S. She was noting in a recent e-mail that her son is getting into the "rascal" stage. I knew exactly what she was talking about. S has been getting into everything, especially things she shouldn't. Of late, the entertainment center, the garbage can, and the drawer of notepads are her favorites. We've tried various barriers--we have plexiglass over the entertainment center, and we've tried kitchen chair barricades around the garbage can.

The drawer full of notepads is a recent development. Before last week, S was content to rifle through the filing cabinet right below it, and I called her my little receptionist. But this week she realized she was tall enough to reach the drawer. This is what happened next...

The chair barricade is now up during waking hours ;)