Day 37

How does one torture their kids?

Let me give you the perfect recipe...

1. Make them clean first thing in the morning... but... do this in a way where they think they are getting a good deal.
 
          This morning I cut up some pieces of paper. On them I wrote living room, kitchen, formal etc.
           Each piece of cut up paper had detailed directions of what needed to be picked up or cleaned.
          I folded them up and put them in a bowl. I walked out and greeted my little couch dwellers with
          hugs and kisses and told them to pick a piece of paper. ( I totally had a big ol' smile too) They
          did and with that I turned the TV off got my coffee and told them to get busy! =)

2. Make them shower and than do their hair.

          Now this one doesn't read like torture but wait it is! After making them shower (heaven forbid)
           I sit them down where I blow dry their hair and than I pin it up in small sections and perfectly     
          curl the strands all while I make the watch ..... The News... dummmdum dummm!

3. Take them on an outing that does nothing for them.

         Load your clean kids in their cute outfits and take them out. Make them think this will be fun and
         enjoyable and all for their benefit! Give them their iPods and DS's to play on the way. Smile a lot
         too.. it keeps up the illusion! Than get to your destination and let um have it! This is when they
         realize they have been duped! This works for more than photo shoots...art museums, Sunday drives
         grocery shopping...going to see great aunt (insert name here) who pinches cheeks and smells funny.

Anywho, so if you're kids have acted like crazy people all week and you want a way to pay them back take these three steps! Guaranteed fun for you...torture for them!

(side note...eventually the whining stopped and we had a great time!)

You gotta keep um separated!