Man Eater in Training

Today I called in work sick...I truly could not bring myself to go into work today. Really just a physically, and emotionally blah day!

Some funny moments however with the kids I thought I would share.

This morning I left the kids in the kitchen with a "snack tray" to munch on while I was in the shower with a simple question....can I trust you two to BEHAVE??? "yyyyUP!" So I go have my shower to come downstairs to find cookies completely smashed all over the table and floor. I asked who made the mess, Olivia immediately points to Ben, and Ben points to Olivia and says "she told me to!" No excuses... I replied and took the snack privileges away for the morning. Cleaned up the mess and warned that they had better smartin up or they would spend the day in their rooms.

So the morning continued on, without any major behavioural issues so that was good. Olivia however revealed a disturbing quality while playing with a toad I found for them in the garden. They both crack me up with these toads, they talk to it, play with it, examine it. Liv says, "he's smart Ben look" "Ben he's doin what I tell him" ....so it is becoming so clear..Ben does the bad acts but the mastermind is the Little Man eater in training...Olivia.

Later tonight at bed time the kids were upstairs for a bit while I was cleaning up....of coarse they can't be left alone very long without getting into mischief....so I go upstairs and find Ben in the bathroom with a pair of scissors cutting up a pair of suspenders....I calmly ask him what he was doing and he just simply said "I am am cutting them"...ok so why are you cutting them I ask "because Liv did it first"....awww well then it's ok....I then head over the bedroom and there is a book sitting on Olivia's bed and it's completely cut to shreds. So I ask Olivia to explain to me what happend..she blames Ben of coarse, so I ask him to explain why he did it and his answer "Olivia told me she would hit me if I didn't do it"...uuuuhhh what? Olivia is this true..."yup"

I can't believe my little angle is already mastering the art of munipulating men...Man eater!