Good Morning

Brendan was a total booger last night -- wouldn't eat his dinner, screaming at everyone, giving me the should of 0 Kelvin and just generally being a brat. Obviously, the boy was eligable for an early bedtime! So, I gave him a quick bath (our latest attempts at potty training may have accounted for his bad mood somewhat, and it CERTAINLY gave him a certain... aroma....) and plunked him in bed a little before 7:00. Normally when we do this he sneaks out of bed and plays in the playroom until the other kids have to go to bed. I was SHOCKED to find the boy fast asleep when we went back upstairs an hour later! I was even more amused when, around 7 a.m. this morning, he came downstairs, and greeted me with a big hug, a bright smile and, "I happy now!" The kid doesn't miss a beat!


Also, as we were getting everyone ready for school today, I told Dani to run upstairs and get me a brush so I could do her hair. She took half a step, pulled open the junk drawer and produced a hairbrush. "Ok, that will work!" I said. To which she responded, "Yeah, I thought that would be a pretty handy place to keep it!"