We recently had biscuits and gravy and bacon and eggs for dinner, just before bible study. For some reason B thought it would be fun to take the biscuits and gravy to bible study and share with the other adults. I looked at him and told him 'no, that mom happens to really like biscuits and gravy and I don't get to eat it very much and I am not interested in sharing.' Jbird's eyes got really big and told me that that was not nice and that Jesus would not like it. I was busted, for not wanting to share.

I finally broke down and bought some clippers for the boys. I do not like buzz hair cuts and have always either tried to cut their hair or a few times a year take them to a barber. However, since it seems to be getting more and more expensive, I decided I would give it a try. Poor Benjamin. Everything looks okay except the front. For some reason one spot is much shorter than the rest. If I were to even it up, he basically would not have any 'bangs'. Hopefully I can only get better the more I use them. I have not tried them on JB yet. I will NOT try them on Jbird and his curls.

The other day I went to pick Jbird up at pre-school. Normally I leave JB in the car and just run in quick. This time around we were a few minutes early so decided to go inside with JB. He loves to climb the stairs inside and sure enough when it was time to go, he wanted me to pick him up and carry him down the stairs. Not that that is a terrible request, but lately, he asks to be picked up a lot and carried. Not a habit I want to get into as he is getting older and bigger and hard to carry for long period of time. So, I told him no. He just stood there and watched me and watched me and watched me. He was not going to budge. A stand off had begun. One of the preschool teachers, not realizing what was going on, helped him down the steps. So, now he stood at the bottom of the steps wanting up. I again said no. I told Jacob we were going to go outside. The teachers were becoming aware of what was happening and they just watched, as did JB. He stood in the same spot and did not move a muscle. Jbird and I walked outside and stood for close to 2 minutes. Frustrated and not knowing what the teachers were thinking or needed to do, I walked back inside. They both looked at me and said he wants a stand off. They told me to go back outside if I wanted to and they would keep an eye on him. So, Jbird and I walked outside and got in the car. I sat in the drivers seat and waved at JB (he could see me through the glass front door. He just stood there and did not move. I started to put it in reverse and saw one of the teachers kneel down to talk to JB. I could see his eyes get big as the car moved and then he slowly sauntered outside. One small victory for mom! I think next time I will leave him in the car!

I was talking with a friend yesterday about my impulsive child. We were talking about trying to set some boundaries even within the impulsive behavior (drawing on walls or beds). So today Jbird and I walked around the house with scissors, butcher paper and tape. I decided we would tape some paper to the walls so that there would always be some paper in each room when the urge hit for him to draw. He would find a spot where he had previously drawn and we put paper up. We will see how well it works. Hopefully JB won't try drawing on the walls without paper and hopefully Jbird will use the paper only when 'needed' and not just whenever he wants to draw. I have told him that now that there is paper up, there are no excuses and there will be consequences if he draws on other things.

B is out of school Wed, Thurs and Friday of this week. Other than trying to go sledding and heading to some Church friends for Thanksgiving, no plans!