And The Winner Is....

If you answered "C" to the previous post, give yourself a pat on the back.  You win.  Here's how it went down:


4:45pm: Pizza.  Success.

5:15pm: Bath.  Marginal success.  Had to coerce Q into the tub with promise of new pack of silly bands.

5:45pm: Popcorn.  Success.

6:00 - 7:15pm: A Bug's Life.  Half Success.  Tai enjoyed it so much that the moment it ended he asked, "Can we watch it one more time?"  Predictably, Quynh talked loudly through the first 20 minutes and then lost interest.

7:30pm: Stories in Tai's room.  Marginal Success.  Lots of flopping around and getting up off  the mattress.  Not exactly a calming atmosphere.

7:45pm:  Tuck-in.  Success Unclear.

7:46pm: "Hi Tai!!!  Tai!  Tai!  Hi Tai!" emanates from behind the closed door.

7:47 - 8:30pm: They emerge from the room approximately 95 times.  Tai's exits seem legit.  "Quynh is playing with the tissue box."  And, "Quynh took my bookmark out of Charlotte's Web."  Quynh's exits were hilariously frivolous.  First of all, because she can't operate a doorknob, they began with, "Tai, open this door for me!!"  And then she emerged to ask me, "Um.  Um.  ummmmmmm......where's Buttons?"  And then, "Whatchya doin?"  And then, "Who's talkin'?"  And about 16 other things. 

8:30-8:40pm:  Relative silence.  I fool myself into thinking they *might* actually be settling down.

8:40-8:45pm: Her Majesty needs a pillow.  I can hear Quynh ordering Tai around in there.  "Taaaaaiiiii!  I need my baby doll!  Taiiiii, I need my blanket!" etc. etc. etc.

8:46pm:  They come out and Tai asks that Quynh be returned (by force, if necessary) to her room. My boy always knows when he really needs to sleep.  But his sister does not have the same shut-off switch. 

8:55pm:  All is quiet.  Each child is asleep in their own room.  Why on Earth did I try to have it any other way?

9:24pm:  Here I sit, glass of wine in front of me.  Ready to crawl into my own bed with my book.  Good Night.