mille bourne: She's become obsessed with this card game. We play slightly modified rules, but it still involves not just trying to keep your car going but stopping your opponent. Her attitude has been quite fine, not too harsh when she attacks, not too miserable when she loses.

Wizard of Oz: She's become obsessed with this movie. She saw the play at the Children's theater and loved it. So we figured she could handle the flying monkies who still give me the willies. David can only watch the witch melting part, but Rose loves it all. We checked the movie out from the library, but I think we are going to have to invest soon, and the c.d. I definitely want to get her the music, so when she sings "ding dong the witch is dead" to me in the bathroom, she gets all the words right.

no more fighting over bath night or hair washing, I seriously won that round. It doesn't hurt that we've been reading Mrs. Piggle Wiggle and she wanted to know if there was anything that she needed to be cured of. I mentioned we'd already cured this one.

lots of pouty faces at bedtime: This is really annoying because at 10 minutes before eight I'm done, so being asked to cajole, negotiate, accommodate, or even look kindly on her is beyond my abilities. Luckily, it hasn't escalated beyond grumping.

good playdates: We've had some dicey play dates in our history. She's always very good at other people's homes (or so the parents say), but she can be down right rude to her guests here. Recently though, she's been sharing her playmobile hospital and putting on shows with her guests.