Dave had to leave early for work, so he slept downstairs so as not to wake anyone up. He left around 6am, and I had no clue. Peyton woke up at 615am and tried to climb up to the bed. I asked her if her alarm had gone on, and she said no. So, I told her to go back. She whined, then told me she needed to go potty. I told her to go, then go back to her room. Still more resistance. By now, she was full on crying, and I was frustrated because she was going to, or already had, awaken Brandon. He needs his sleep, and generally he goes to sleep before she does, and will stay asleep after her. I stormed into her room, and started taking toys away left and right. I was so upset, and so was she. She finally went down in her room, and I went to snuggle with Brandon, who was slightly annoyed by being woken up. I enjoy the moment(s) he is calm. It lasted about 5 minutes, then he, too, told me he had to go potty. So, we all got ready, and because Peyton kept her diaper dry again, she got another toe nail. She has 9 total now. She wanted to change her clothes, and did so without help. We all headed downstairs for breakfast, and there was not much incident after that. After we dropped Brandon off, Peyton wanted to talk more about the Dland rides. She said, “Okay, let’s talk about the rides. Let’s start with Pooh.” I was quiet, waiting for her to start talking about it, then she said, “But you have to ask me questions, though.” So I asked her what her favorite parts were and then the least favorite parts. She has no “least favorite” parts of Small World. Later, she started getting into spelling. She can spell “Pooh” since it is on our milk cup at home. She wanted to learn how to spell Mickey and Minnie by the time we got to school. I dropped her off with no problem, then headed to work.
Flash forward to tonight. Jos called on her way home from work, so we chatted while the kids got their baths. When I was done, they were ready for bed. I asked Peyton why she had Daddy’s blanket, Violet, and some of her other favorites gone. She said, “Because I get up too early.” She thought she could just find them in our room. I’d hid them this morning so she couldn’t get them on her own. She looked for them, then gave up to go back to her bed. I told her if she stayed in her room until her radio goes on, then she can earn her stuff back. But if she didn’t go back to her room, more stuff would disappear. She knew I meant it, and quickly climbed into bed. We’ll see how many things she can earn back. I told her if she needed to go potty, she could, then go back to her room. And if she wanted to get dressed, she could, but she was not to make noise. I hope she agrees tomorrow as quickly as she agreed tonight.
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