Wicked Witch

I feel like the wicked witch in a fairy tale who gives the poor little girl who's actually a princess but doesn't know it an impossibe task. I try to find tasks for Mary to do--it makes her feel useful and sometimes helps me out (if it doesn't take her too long or she doesn't drive me too crazy with questions or comments). I'm trying to get ready to cut out the pattern pieces for the robe I'm going to make her. Looking in her drawers, I found a container of a mixture of straight pins and safety pins, among other things, so I asked her if she would separate them. I just hope she doesn't hurt herself! I wanted her to put the safety pins in a certain container, but she kept making a fuss, so I got her a bigger container. Then I realized that she was only putting the safety pins of one size in the bowl; she didn't realize I just wanted all of them in there. Then she kept fussing because she didn't think te straight pins would all fit into the pin cushion I'd given her, so I had to get her a bowl for that. But she so cute, sitting there happy as a lark since she's got a job to do :-) And, man, she's working fast! While I've been typing this, she's almost done--and I haven't done anything with the material!