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Conversation with Abbie this morning:
Abbie: Mama, let's play a game.
Me: What do you want to play?
Abbie: I don't know.

Pause.

Me: How about Cinderella?
Abbie: How do you play that?
Me: I am the wicked step mother and you have to do everything I say and sing songs about birds and mice.
Abbie: OK!!! (giggling...)
Amelia: And Me!!!

Me: (to self). Suckas.

Comments

now that sounds like a game every mom should have up their sleeve!! i love it heather. you are so funny.
Emily said…
Hurray! You are back! I missed the happenings of the Danielson Fam. I am glad to see a new post!
Do you know of any stories of boys who clean for their mother?
If so, let me know.
kelison said…
I'm all over this one. I'm turning off my computer right now. This is way better than any hint from heloise.
Celia Fae said…
Yeah, that was worth ending your blog hiatus. I love the ponies. Maybe I should start talking to my kids again so I can do cute things like that.
Hazen5 said…
I can't believe they fell for it! What good little Cinderellas! Missed you.
Paige said…
Now we need pics of your extreme makeover, blog abandoner.

My Cinderellas are on to me. I have to be Cinderella and they are the wicked stepmother.
MissLed said…
Welcome back! When Abbie finishes your house tell her to get in her little pumpkin carriage and come clean her Wicked Auntie Mel's House! (By wicked, I mean wicked awesome of course)
AnnEE said…
Request: Picture of HAL and El Maximus today on the porch. Welcome back.
Nortorious said…
Uh, what is this, Montessori Mothering? Get a cleaning lady! Those poor kids, you'd think they were Paige's!
I am sure that there are plenty of mothers in blogland that play "Sleeping Beauty" on a daily basis. Way to mix up the fairy tales.
Unknown said…
I wonder what the boy version of that game could be? Because as you said, that was pretty smart thinking on your part.
kelison said…
ok, so what is wrong with my life? I went tried this and Louisa said, "ok" she picked up two things and said, "I don't want to play this stupid game. Let's play Beauty and the Beast. I'm the Beast" "yes you are" I answered.
kelison said…
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Maybe next you can try Sleeping Beauty where you get to sleep for a hundred years (wouldn't that be nice!)

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