Our house guests are gone. For one week we hosted Jake's brother, sister-in-law and three daughters, ages 9, 6 and 5. The girls had a fun time staying at our hotel--apparently the combination of being on vacation and staying in such small quarters made the girls think our place was a hotel. I learned a few things spending so much time with the three balls of energy:
1. Whatever you have is not nearly as good as what your sister has.
2. A 5 year old who is as small as a 3 year old will act like a tough 13 year old to get by.
3. 9 year olds are actually quite pleasant to talk to.
4. When you weigh under 45 lbs. you can sleep on any surface, in any position and in any type of clothing.
5. Clever 5 year olds can effortlessly and within seconds figure out how to turn things on that have been very carefully booby trapped.
6. Aunts and uncles are infinitely cooler than moms and dads.
7. Spongebob Squarepants can be found on at least one channel at any time of the day or night.
8. Office supplies are better than any toy.
9. 6 year olds hit a wall after about 4 days of amusement park-going and their cute little voice turns into a constant whine.
10. It isn't necessary to bribe the children with candy to get big hugs.
Even though our little home was bursting for a week, I was sad to see them go. I am going to miss those mysterious smudges on every surface of my apartment.
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The worst thing about SpongeBob is that voice, which makes it impossible to be flipping through channels and pass by a SpongeBob episode quickly without a child hearing it and whining "Heeeey! I want to watch SpongeBob!"
That made me laugh out loud. So true, so true.
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