Bucket brigade

There's a serious drought going on in Georgia. To save water, we have started bathing the girls in sheet rock buckets. We fill them halfway and they get in and soak, much like a Japanese tub. The water goes over their shoulders so they're warm. Margaret likes to hold a bath toy under the water and then produce it, with a smile of Ta, Da! Clara is more interested in having more and more soap squirted out into her hand. We know Margaret is happier with this arrangement because she is secure and mostly out of reach from Clara. She will happily sit in the warm water until she's a little white prune. Though Clara does still try to wash Margaret. Gene bought a windup fish for the bath, but Clara is afraid of it, so she likes it mostly in Margaret's bucket. Clara is also afraid of a small remote controlled car that Margaret loves. "Tiene miedo," Clara says, speaking of herself in the third person as she often does. Both girls look so funny in their buckets, like they are adorable home improvement products you can purchase at Lowe's. The sad thing is that Margaret is growing so tall that soon she won't be able to fit into her bucket!