Our First Family Meeting...

Well, the time has finally come. It was only a matter of time. The Earl family had its first family meeting last night at 6 PM. It is actually something that we should have done quite a while ago, but alas, we have done it. Now, it will be a regular part of our routine. The topic? R.E.S.P.E.C.T
Yes, it has come to our attention that the little people of our house were not displaying very much respect lately. Case in point:

Maya had been disobedient all morning, telling me no and just overall not listening. So it was time for some discipline. After we were done with our"discussion", she told me that she was sorry and hung her head down low. She walked back into the living room, where my mom was sitting, her back to me, and flashed Grandma a huge cheesy smile, hung her head back down again and continued on her way. Apparently our "discussion" did not take. Everything is funny to her.

Overall, the meeting went really well. After we were done talking, we asked the little people if they had anything they wanted to say. Maya did. She said that she really likes Christmas. Not sure that she gets the concept. Oh, well.

A few hours after they were in bed for the night, I got another "Mommy High", that will carry me through the next few months. I woke Christian out of his sleep to take him to the bathroom before I went to bed for the night. He stumbled to the bathroom, did the job, and stumbled back to bed. As he crawled back into bed, he opened his eyes and whispered, "Mom, guess what?" "What?" I asked. "I'll never stop loving you" he said. With that he closed his eyes and went back to sleep. This Mommy is still on cloud nine...