Who are you, and what have you done with my son?
Some alien life from must have taken residence in my son's body. It's the only explanation for what has been going on during the last 2 hours.
It's a well know fact that Eamon hates to clean his room. The worst part of my day is evening chore time, when he needs to put away the toys he was playing with. My request to him to clean him room is usually followed by groans, foot stomping, and all too often, flopping around on the floor like a 2 year old.
Seriously, it sucks.
However, today was different. I didn't even have to remind Eamon that it was evening chore time. He'd been happily rearranging and cleaning his room all afternoon! He emptied out all the drawers of his wardrobe (which is used to house toys and dress-up clothes) and neatly put everything back. He stacked his shoes on a little rack off to the side of his room. And he organized his shelves!!!
What could have brought about such a dramatic change? Had body-snatchers invaded? Or was his milk spiked with Stepford-juice?
Nope. It turns out that Jeff encouraged Eamon to play a "moving to another house" game with Vika's dolls (Eamon is really into playing Papa lately). He also gave him a "cleaning gauntlet" to wear. That's why Eamon worked so hard organizing his room without a fuss.
I hate it when Jeff has strokes of genius that never would have occurred to me.
The cleaning gauntlet
This cracked me up - Apparently, Eamon's knight helmet is a Cubs fan.
It's a well know fact that Eamon hates to clean his room. The worst part of my day is evening chore time, when he needs to put away the toys he was playing with. My request to him to clean him room is usually followed by groans, foot stomping, and all too often, flopping around on the floor like a 2 year old.
Seriously, it sucks.
However, today was different. I didn't even have to remind Eamon that it was evening chore time. He'd been happily rearranging and cleaning his room all afternoon! He emptied out all the drawers of his wardrobe (which is used to house toys and dress-up clothes) and neatly put everything back. He stacked his shoes on a little rack off to the side of his room. And he organized his shelves!!!What could have brought about such a dramatic change? Had body-snatchers invaded? Or was his milk spiked with Stepford-juice?
Nope. It turns out that Jeff encouraged Eamon to play a "moving to another house" game with Vika's dolls (Eamon is really into playing Papa lately). He also gave him a "cleaning gauntlet" to wear. That's why Eamon worked so hard organizing his room without a fuss.
I hate it when Jeff has strokes of genius that never would have occurred to me.
The cleaning gauntlet
This cracked me up - Apparently, Eamon's knight helmet is a Cubs fan.
OH MY!!
I love when this happens at our house!
Congrats guys!!
:)
Every once in awhile Mike gets lucky with a good one too. Just be happy you didnt have to deal with groans
Jeff is a keeper! I love the gauntlet wrist band.
Way to go Eamon, keeping your mom on her toes!
Great idea on Jeff's part though I'm sorry to say that it's probably a one-shot wonder...
Can you remember back to the days when you first brought the kids home? If they were like Anton and Alina they had this instinctive sense of neatness that had been drilled into them at the dyetsky dom. I still remember Anton opening his first Christmas presents a week after arriving in the States. He precisely unwrapped each one, examined it, carefully returned it to its packaging, and immediately ran to put it away on a shelf in his room before opening the next present. Ah, those were the days!