Nap Time

Sometimes my girls are angels. Real, true angels. Today, for example, they cleaned up their room super quick (made their beds and everyhing). After getting their BIG container full of Polly Pockets down for them, they played nicely with them until lunch- no fighting or anything. The girlies ate lunch so well and even went straight upstairs and got into their beds.

And then it started.

I'm trying to read Dealing With Dragons to the girls (one of my favs from my youth), "trying" being the emphasized word. About every-other paragraph Piper feels the need to interrupt me with a question. Now, I have enough patience to answer legitimate questions, but Piper has to ask the same question over and over and over. Today's question was: "What does conversation mean?". I explained the meaning and continued reading. About this time Adi starts jumping on my back.

I suffered through... I mean, I finished reading the chapter and kissed them with the promise that if they were good they would get ice cream with chocolate syrup and sprinkles after they sleep. "Okay Mommy, we'll go right to sleep."

Yeah, right.

I can't even remember how many times I had to go into the room and threaten them to be quiet and go to sleep. Adi finally falls asleep (after an hour), and Piper has pulled out all of her Little Pet Shop animals and has them lined up on her bed.

"What are you doing?" Totally rhetorical question
"I need my animals."
"Why?"
"Because they need me."
"Why?"
"Because I'm their mommy."
"Your mommy said you have to sleep."
"But my babies need me."
I then swoop to put them away.
"NOOOO! They are sleeping."
I am now counting silently in my head.
"Piper, it is naptime. While I am happy that you are being imaginitve and creative, it is time to SLEEP."
Yes, I sometimes talk to my children as though they are fully comprehending adults. It's ok though, because they pretend to understand me.
"OK, Mom."
She keeps playing.
"NOW."
"OK."
She keeps playing.
"Piper Pauline Merrill," I used the middle name,"LAY DOWN AND GO TO SLEEP."
"I'm not tired."

I don't know what is more comical, the things she syas or the fact that I keep trying to reason her to sleep. Keep dreaming, Courtney...