Yesterday was a very successful independent day, and Mom and Dad are very proud of me.

I did a thorough cleaning of my room. While they went out of the house to relax I did laundry, did the dishes, take the dog for a walk, and got food from the food pantry. Then when they came home, I offered to make dinner. I made the meal all by myself, Mom never jumped in to help as she usually does. Dinner turned out fantastic, and I made a salad and set the table too. I washed almost all the dishes and cleaned the counters. Mom was so happy and proud and relieved that someone else cooked for a change, and we decided that tonight I'll make taco salad...that should be easy enough, and I'll be going to the grocery store to pick up what I need.

Mom says the biggest thing I can help her with is keeping my room and bathroom clean, and to only tell her the highlights of my day AKA not every little thing that happened that day. But she says extra things will help her too like walking the dog and cooking meals and doing extra cleaning and grocery shopping.