Monday, April 13, 2009

Signs of the time

As a parent, I thought I still had a while, before we got into teenage issues. Maybe I was wrong.
I laughed so hard when I saw this sign! Where did she get this idea? Must be some show on TV, although she really doesn't watch much other than some cartoons. If that wasn't funny enough, maybe this will tickle your funny bone (posted next to the ladder on the bunk bed)Winter gets frustrated sometimes when it comes to the cleanliness of her room. She shares her bedroom with Ginger, so often while she is at school, Ginger gets some toys out. After school I usually make all the kids clean their rooms, and the moans of injustice start. Ginger really isn't very good at cleaning, and sometimes Winter ends up with the brunt of the work. I know, not fair. Right? Mostly. See, Winter is notorious for throwing her clothes all over the place. Wherever she takes something off, that's where it stays. So often when the room is a huge mess, it's because the whole floor is covered with clothes, towels, blankets, and some toys.

I'm not writing this to ask for solutions, because I know what to do there. I should just help Ginger clean all of her stuff before Winter gets home from school. That way, it's not unfair for Winter, and I can easily say: it's all your stuff.

All of this stuff reminds me of when I had to share a room with my younger sister. Wendy was always much messier than me. (maybe that's a younger sibling trait). We finally just divided the room in half, drew an imaginary line, and were both responsible for our own halves.

8 comments:

wannabee free said...

too cute! I am the younger sibling and my sister was a much bigger slob than me. it's just personality.
Rowan is by far my most precise child, she ikes things 'just so'. She has to have her underwear folded and piled just right in her drawer and she's not even 3. Aisling likes to organize her stuffed animals, but couldn't care less about the clothes and such.

Nancy Sabina said...

Very cute. I often wonder where these kids come up with this stuff.

Amanda said...

LOL! LOVE the signs. I remember when I had rivalries with my siblings. Good times.

Wendy said...

Yeah I am still messy. but I don't know if that has to do with my order of arrival. I think it is very cute though how she is protecting her space in a mannered way.
Sorry about all the frustrations I caused you in your teenage life... :(

Will of the hill said...

That's adorable!! I love it when the kids make signs to declare their feelings to the world.

I especially love when they phonetically try to spell it---interprating it is like reading cuniform. I feel like I have won on some tv game show when it finally make sense...
Thank you for sharing --makes me smile--

Amber said...

Those are so funny! I love the declaration at the end of the second one. And I'm glad you thought to take a picture to document. I would have just laughed about it and then, because of my pathetic memory, forgotten all about it! Now you have fun pictures to show her when she is older!

Debbie and Boys said...

I so sympathize with Winter. I was kind of a perfectionist about my bed, and my brothers would come in a sit on it and I'd freak..."I jsut made my bed-get off!"
Thats the only area of perfection I sought. I'm more like Wendy...its nice to know I'm not the only Thompson sis-in-law who's a little messy :)

Rebecca said...

That is so funny! What a clever girl.

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