what else are they for?

What comes to mind when you think of the uses for boots? I would venture to guess you might have thought of snow or rain maybe cold etc. but then again you must not be four years old. Motty saw me washing the floor on Friday. As a rule they don't come into the room, not because it will get dirty, but they were effectively convinced they can fall when it's wet! Our son was one step ahead of us on this one now he thought a most genius way not to fall weren't boots created for just such a scenario, the wet weather? next thing I know he is marching around the dining room table on the freshly washed floor with his filthy boots! I thought "he is lucky he is cute"
The next activity on the list for Friday afternoon involved him getting as much help as he can to clean the toys in his room up, since he was asked, and doing it alone was not enticing. Our commander in chief comes marching up the stairs with a whistle hanging from his neck looking very stern. He then proceeded to blow his whistle three times to get attention. "attention Miri, attention Miri, we will now be putting away our toys please come to the room and help now!!" another three blasts were sounded and he took her arm and they went to go clean up!

breakfast anyone?

This morning I came into the kitchen to find two children happily eating a self served breakfast. there was a container of cake (about four slices I would guess) and a knife. Each child had a piece about the size of two slices of cake, they were munching for all they were worth. I asked who gave you such a delicious breakfast? "We did!" well poor Motty and Miri had a witchy mommy who took it all away, but it was pretty funny!

chazak!

Motty has been eagerly anticipating the completion of sefer Beraishis for a two weeks. He was taught that in shul we say "Chazak, Chazak..." and he could not wait to go to shul to hear it. The problem with that is the leining is shabbos morning a time when he NEVER gets to go to shul. It's too long for him to sit in shul for so many hours, there is not the tehillim group like in the afternoon and he does not belong there. He wanted very much to go to hear the ceremony (that takes about three seconds, he'd most likely miss it) we told him it's too early to get up etc. Motty really wanted to go so he told Chaim S. don't close my door so I can hear when you get up. after five minutes his idea changed "Totty can I please sleep in your bed tonight so I will know when you wake up?" He started off there and was moved later at night but guess who was up the first, and who was almost all dressed when his totty got up? The poor kid was in tears when he was told he can't go regardless.

Pony tales

The logic of a two year old is sometimes tough to understand. You have to ask for a repeat performance because you are sure you heard wrong. This morning I was doing Miri's hair. As per her request we were trying to put together a "bigga" ponytail, but she was not sitting still for a second. After three minutes of exaperation, feeling like I must have started again 100 times, I told her she had better stop moving or I would finish tommrow! She answered "I know it keeps moving me!" confused I asked what keeps moving her? she pointed at her head and said "this, it just keeps moving me!" all I could do was let go of the would have been ponytail and hug her tight.