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Friday, June 11, 2010

Popeye and Papa








The boys have been watching Popeye. They see the spinach addiction this crazy sailor has, and they don't care. He's a hero, with or without the addiction. As a matter of fact, they decided to try to take up the [disgusting] habit.

So, these crazy boys of ours requested cans of spinach in their prize bucket, and they have been working diligently at earning six stars on their reward chart; three days in a row.
Tonight was the lucky night.
They quickly, and with great professional ease, popped open that flip lid, slugged down some spinach (nasty!), and ran to beat up their Papa.

Apparently, kicking the crap out of Papa is their one and only dream come true, because they were HAPPY boys tonight.

Saturday, June 05, 2010

Stars


I noticed that I don't often mention S. And really? It's because she spends her life trying to be perfect. There are no stories of mischief or disobedience. No back-talking or crazy impulsive moves.

The girl hasn't lost a star on her star chart in weeks. Maybe months.

Her biggest fault is the fact that she tattles on others sometimes. She just doesn't understand why someone wouldn't follow the rules.

The girl has "I stayed in my bed" on her star chart. Not because she gets up, necessarily, but because we had to write something in those waiting blanks.

I was in the basement, doing laundry, when I heard her calling me, a little desperately. I peeked in her door, and said, "Honey, what do you need?"

"I need to go to the bathroom!"

"Go!"

"But mom, that would be getting out of my bed!"

"Honey, you can get out of your bed if you need something. Like if you need a drink of water or if you need to go to the bathroom."

"Oh. Okay. Thank you." (The kid thanks me for everything.)

"MOM!"

"What, honey?"

"Is it okay that I yelled?" (Apparently, she is well aware of the boys' star chart too, because "I asked for what I wanted nicely, instead of yelling" is on B's.)

"Yes. You were just using a voice that I would actually be able to hear."

"Oh. Okay. Thank you."

"You're welcome."

"Thanks."