Alice has her first chore: feeding the cat. Actually, it's now my chore (it always has been). It's just that now when I need to feed the cat I call Alice over, open the cabinet door (it's child-proofed) where the cat food it, and get her to do it. She's pretty eager at the moment. When she's had some practice we'll move the cat food to somewhere that she can get to on her own and really make it her responsibility. On a related note, I've got a lead on a "puppy" (it's two years old). We'll see if it works or not in a few weeks.