As Norah grows more capable and responsible, she's awarded with more chores. Not all of them feel like awards to her, she'll be the first to tell you, but she really enjoys this one.


She gets to fill the watering can herself. (It fits perfectly under the faucet in the bathroom sink). And, then she waters the plants in the flower boxes and pots every morning. (When she thinks I'm not looking, she kisses the pansies and whispers loving things to them. I never let on that I know this because she'd be embarrassed and Norah, technically, isn't supposed to touch the flowers.)