Electronics

Vacation. What can I even say about vacation. There are so many feeling associated with vacation. You want to make memories. You want to spend that family time together. The kids will not remember the toys they get for their birthday, or the decorations in the house. They will not remember everything I make for dinner. They will remember going on vacation. They will remember riding their bikes everyday every summer. They will remember that I made dinner every night and that we sat at the table and ate it together. So, as we return from vacation, and I am exhausted, and having a hard time recovering, my kids are on my every last nerve! I got a sitter today to go to lunch with Chet and grocery shop. Upon returning, I learned that my kids had made a soda stand (selling soda left over from the trip) I am VERY against stands. That's actually how we came to deliver papers. I told them I would find them a better way to make money, and more of it, without guilting old people out of their money. My kids know that I will NOT allow a stand, EVER!!! So, for punishment I asked what they should have. Cars suggested no electronics for a week. I agreed (there were more, but that was just one of 3 punishments. I was so mad they did it with a sitter when they know that is NOT allowed!) As we were driving home from taking the sitter I stopped to get the oil changed. We sat in the car while they changed it, slowly roasting a slow hot death! Just kidding, but it was 99 degrees my thermometer said) When I could finally turn on the car I cranked the AC. Caden says to Carson (the two in trouble), "We better get used to being hot. The AC is an electronic. We cannot use it." I told Caden it was allowed and Cars with all his post vacation attitude (too many nights without enough sleep, we are struggling BIG time here!) started chewing Caden out. Caden just says, "Carson, I am just so glad to have such a wonderful family. I don't care if I have to go without AC. I did something very wrong." The whole car went silent. Then Cars says, "Caden, you are so annoying." He just shrugged his shoulders and went for the ride. Sometimes I just love Caden Land! I need to visit there myself! Love that Cade-A-Babe!!!