Never make a deal with a 6 y.o.!

Well my friends, today is "Day 1" of Spring Break for my kiddos. Normally this would be a great thing, but today in Alabama it is dreary, cool, and rainy...
PLUS, Jameson has the crud and a bad attitude!

He has a doctor's appointment this afternoon. I'm pretty sure they can fix the crud.....not too sure about the attitude, though.

**sigh**

Well, this morning, Jameson was watching cartoons educational television, and some dummy brilliant person was showing how you can make your own "one man band" out of your everyday pots and pans.

Jameson comes running into the living room and says

"MOMMY! I have a GREAT idea!!!"

Ohhhhhh, NO! I don't think so! I'm not going to dirty up MY pots and pans,
and let you make lots of NOISE music.

Well, Jameson, seeing as he has developed a bad attitude with his crud, walks off pouting and yelling "IT'S NOT FAIR!!!!"

So, being the sucker sweet mama that I am, I told him I would make him a deal. If HE cleaned up ALL of his toys out of the living room and kitchen, he could make his beautiful music!

Jameson eagerly accepted his challenge. That is, until he got to the first pile of toys. Once again, he yells
"IT'S NOT FAIR!!" "I can't do this ALLLLLLL by myself!!"

Laughing to myself, I then tell him "Well, it's not fair that I have to clean up YOUR mess AND then have to clean ALL the pots and pans you want to use for your band, is it?"

"YES IT IS! You are the MOMMY, that's what you are supposed to do!"

Once he notices the "evil eye" I'm giving him....he starts to clean again.

By now, I am engrossed in the internet busy doing housework, so I'm not paying very close attention to his efforts. Soon, he yells
"LOOK MOMMY! Can we get the pots out now?"

Sure enough, most of his toys are gone!

WOOO HOOOO!

Since he lived up to his part of the deal, we eagerly go to the cabinets and find the "perfect" pans.

WOW! It's amazing how LOUD some pots, pans and spoons can be!