Well it is Mummy's turn tonight.

Just a little aside about Benny, Katie and Tim tonight.

They had been told by Daddy to get up to bed and lights out. I arrived home from an errand, and was told by Glen that he was at the end of his tether. Daddy had 'had it' with the kids and told me to go up stairs to 'sort them out'.

So upstairs I go, stating in a loudish voice that I was coming up, and that I was sure all the children would be in bed, because that was where they were told to be by Daddy....scamper scamper tip-toe scamper - DIVE under the covers - no time to fake the lights out...so hope that Mummy doesn't look under the covers.....and doesn't notice that all the lights are blazing...

Sure enough...beds are wrecks; kids heads under the blankets...but instead of on the pillow, I guess Tim just thought under the covers would do - and had his head where his feet should be....so after chewing them out firmly for this misdemeanor...I send both boys to the Batman couch next to their bed, and remake their bed.

"You are soooo lucky I came up" sez I, "Daddy's really mad!"

Halfway through the bed making task, I hear 'Daddy-Steps' on the stairs. Glen coming up to get his shoes to go out and pick up his pizza for tea.

Thinking that this could get ugly, I put my finger to my lips to the boys on the couch, and flick the light OFF, while I get on with fixing up the bed...we all hold our breath...and Daddy walks BY the bedroom to his room.....WHEW...I gesticulate the boys into the bed, finger on my lips again, and pull the covers up to the chins that are now both on the pillows....and quickly make Katie's bed up and get her under her covers....

Stomp Stomp Stomp....Daddy returning (with shoes on)....everyone's breath held again...and he keeps on walking down stairs and we hear the front door close. Triple WHEW!

"Ok you should be alright now...he's gone out...but whatever you do - don't get out of bed again" I add. "I love you all, sleep well."

Benny sits up again, and I turn beginning to get annoyed again....but no...all Benny says is "Mum - I Salute you! You saved our Lives!".

Talk about Good cop Bad cop - but it worked tonight for sure! Not a peep from anyone the rest of the night - and Glen and I had a peaceful movie watching "No Reservations" which surprisingly we both really enjoyed.

Daddy's Turn

Catching up on the last couple of days...

I had taken Benny to see Iron Man...and Katie wanted me to take her to see Horton hears a Who unfortunately it shows on Wed...and Saturday...that is it! Yikes...so what did we do? (Katie got up and did all the chores Thursday)

What did we do... hmm we did something...what did we do...(that is why I need to write these on the day... Oh yeah we went shoe shopping...Clare took Katie shoe shopping with Tim...but that was yesterday. What did we do on Thursday?)...guess we went to the video store and got more asterix and Obelix videos...which I did again with Tim to day.

(oh yeah...Tim keeps getting behind my chair and saying...guess who it iiiisssss!....It ME Timmy Wimmy! I wonder where he gets that!)

Anyway...We were going to go to the movie on Saturday (today) but it turned out that it was Everet's birthday party so we postponed it until Sunday...BUT! Everet's birthday party is NEXT week so all the preparations before the party were hurry up fer nuffin!

The boys went and got hair cuts...the barber shoppe was knee deep in long haired peoples...so it was too long for the boys to be perfect...but they got through it. (my nerves didn't...I saw the barber's assistant sweep them up and put them in the bin about 10 min before we left.) Tim had an ‘fuzzy nose' and kept rubbing it through the bib...which of course thoroughly snoffed his nose full of cut hair. Ycch.

Tim got in trouble when he was told to pick up the plastic drinking cups around cosy corner (the playstation couch spot) when I found the cups gone and Tim still sitting there..."Where are the cups Tim?" Points behind the couch! Sigh.

Katie got her movie...and a haircut (finally!). She invited the boys up to her room for ‘movie night'. They watched a double feature of Asterix and Obelix...and then got the "BED TIME!" from me at 7.30 pm

They were dawdling and after a day of dawdlers I left them to it and went down stairs...Clare had come home with the pizza for my Tea...(wrong toppings thanks to the new menu at the shoppe) I left to exchange it and sent Clare up to ‘deal to the dawdlers'.