  I proctored an exam for Princeton Review today which is a nice way for me to bring in a little money without being out of the house too much. So Faith had a lot of time with her daddy today. She's getting increasingly difficult to feed because she's trying to be more independent, so it was difficult for her daddy to feed her lunch. Lately, practically all her meals where we feed her instead of her feeding herself have been joint efforts from both of us.
She wants to feed herself, but we haven't given her the freedom for all her meals yet (only dinner) because she is pretty picky about what she feeds herself. She doesn't want to feed herself vegetable or fruit pieces and sometimes meat pieces. Mostly she just wants to feed herself rice. We don't want her diet to be composed of only rice, so we try our best to get other variety into her tummy during her breakfast, lunch, and meal before bedtime. Her daddy got spinach into her tummy for lunch today along with some yogurt, so that was good for Faith.
So as I said, I was out of the house to proctor an exam. I actually proctored the new SAT format that students will have to take to get to college soon. It is quite different from the old SAT in that it has an essay section and there are no analogies anymore. Verbal is slightly modified and tests some new skills. But the poor kids, it is now *10* sections in each test, instead of the previous 7! It is significantly longer for them to sit through, over 4 hours of testing. I wonder how it will be when Faith has to take the SAT someday... that will be many years down the road. What I like about going away for a few hours to work is that when I get back home, I always feel refreshed to take on the mommy role again.
I know proctoring is pretty relaxing and definitely not your most tiring job in the world, but I have been away for more tiring work and it is still always a nice feeling to come home. I think that is one of the nicest things about marriage and family... being able to come home to them and know they're there for you and you get to spend time together to relax and play.
We also went to an Indian dinner tonight at one of our favorite restaurants, Bombay Oven. Faith enjoyed the rice there and few pieces of lamb, but it was harder for her to feed herself the rice because it was so loose instead of sticking to her fingers like our regular white rice. Nonetheless, she still had a full meal and we enjoyed a nice meal out together. Have a Happy Fourth of July! 
