We have a somewhat flexible house rule that the kids can’t come in the kitchen. I say ‘somewhat flexible’ because Mara can come in to help empty the dishwasher or to get her vitamin or occasionally to play with refrigerator letters (if Micah is sleeping). And Micah can come in if he is putting away sippy cups or throwing his diaper in the trash.
So enforcement of that rule can be tricky.
For me, anyway.
But here’s Mara to Micah: “Don’t go in the kitchen again, or I’ll have to give you away!”
Gotta love those big sisters! 🙂
If she gives him away, I know a good home that will take him. That reminds me of when Doug tried to get us to give Derick away. When someone scolded him, he replied, “Well, we’ll give him to a good home,” as if that would make everything OK. Even though Derick was the bigger brother, he didn’t think it was funny.