I like muffins, and donuts and such also. Jan is dead set against donuts. And really exasperated that 4 year old Henry, her main charge, now eats donuts for breakfast--and not much else.   She says when he used to have breakfast at our place--and still does from time to time--she served him fruit, toast and yogurt. Now his own parents only give him donuts for breakfast.


And his 8 year old sister never has to eat any vegetables she doesn't want.   Nor go to school if she doesn't feel like it. And she stays up as late as she wants. And she hates homework. Whereas Henry, whom Jan has taken care of since he was 6 weeks old, eats all vegetables, fruit etc. served by Jan, and loves to do "homework"--word games on the computer. Which annoys his sister no end: "You don't do homework, Henry". Henry who actually has both mental and physical problems--had to start with sign language and did not talk til about age 3-- now is reading books--at age 4. And not just Dr. Seuss. It's truly amazing what Jan (and Henry's school) have accomplished with him.