Captain Chaos has discovered girls. Or, to be more specific, he's discovered one girl: his sister, Em.

(The long delay in posting was due to a sudden extended trip to Texas to pick Em up... and a complete lack of internet.)

Em is his new hero. Em is seven (soon to be eight) so she's "older". She can play video games. She can READ. She can take a shower without assistance. She can brush her own hair and teeth. She eats all her dinner and gets dessert. She is, as he puts it, "SO COOL!"

Captain Chaos doesn't quite know if he should compete with her or idolize her. He follows her every step. He repeats everything she says. If she wants to color, they color. If she wants to watch a certain girly cartoon, he's all for it. I can't get the boy to take a single bite of steak. She cajoles him into eating an entire serving plus all his veggies!

It's as if someone replaced my chaotic little monster of a boy that I was used to having about with a charming, polite little man. It's a bit disturbing to think that the summer will be over in less than two months and I should enjoy his captivation while it lasts.