Dear Children...

Dear Children,
I love you dearly and I love watching you grow-up. However, there are a few things we need to address....
Doug- You are a smart and gregarious little boy; however, randomly choosing a "top" out of the first drawer (the PJ drawer) and a "bottom" out of the last drawer (the pants/shorts drawer) so that during the day you are wearing a pajama top and regular pants and at night you then choose a pajama top and regular clothes shorts is sweet now...but at some point you have to actually listen enough to realize that there is a difference between pajamas and "street" clothes.

Andy- You have such a vivid imagination; however, at some point you have to realize that your father lowering the bucket on the boom arm of your fire truck without you in it really just means that it happened in your imagination and all you have to do is hop down off the bed...don't hold a grudge and refuse to hold Daddy's hand during prayer because of something that happened in your imagination.

Jo- You are sweet and as cute as can be; however, some behaviors such as playing in toilet water and eating dry cat food need to stop...mommy is a little worried about how the diapers will be the next few days.

Jim (yes...you the big, big kid)- I love you dearly; however, encouraging your offspring to blow zerberts (raspberries...whatever you want to call them) all over mommy's bare legs does not endear you to mommy however much they tickle and it makes the children laugh...you may want to think about where you will be choosing to sleep after such an episode.

Sincerely,
Your tired Mommy