p.s. on the reality check

K, so I'm sitting here folding the clothes (yes, finally getting to it), and the kids keep coming to me and telling me that they are hungry and want something to eat. Brad was pretty persistant, and it is that awkward between Lunch and Dinner time where you don't really want to hand out snacks, but it's probably best for everyone involved if they not stay hungry too much longer...you all know what I'm talking about right? Well, okay, so I told Bradley that if he could do something funny to make me laugh then I would let him have a granola bar- he sang some weird, cute little song, and for some reason I couldn't help but laugh (just the thought that he would think that could make me laugh I guess), so I gave him the granola bar. Then (as expected) Luke comes up to me and asks for one. I told him the same thing that he had to make me laugh if he wanted one. So he gets grumpy for a second and then starts fake laughing! LOL!! That totally cracked me up- he's only 2 and he's fake laughing to make me laugh- what a nut! So I gave him one. Of course the girls were next- they both came up together to ask me for a granola bar, and I told them the same thing- they had to make me laugh first. And get this- they started whining and complaining "I don't know how to make you laugh! What makes you laugh? I am hungry!! I don't know what to do!!" It was SO FUNNY!!! The differences between girls and boys are incredible! So Charity was all the way to tears (I'm sorry, but I wasn't about to give in) she comes over to me, wet cheeks and all, and asks me, "Mommy, can I please make you laugh" in the saddest, most pathetic voice, and I totally just burst out laughing!!! It was so funny!!!! Yeah, she got mad at me for laughing at her until I gave her the granola bar, but now for the last 10 minutes Kelly has thrown a professional tantrum screaming out "I want one! I want one!" Not as funny as she thinks- better luck next time I guess. Anyway- I thought it was funny how differently my kids took that challenge. We'll have to try that again sometime :)