Who's the Boss?!

Growing up.. mom and dad were always the boss. What they said went... regardless of how you felt. In my house? I can't tell anymore. I'm outnumbered. Not just because I'm in a house full of boys. But because my husband is gone all day at work.. and here I sit in a house full of kids! I'm beginning to think my 3 year old thinks he's the king of the castle. If he doesn't get his way he will scream and pitch a full-blown fit until he does. I have tried the whole "sit him in timeout" "spank his fanny" "ignore him till he stops" "no treats if he misbehaves". None of it works on him! He's buh-buh-buh-bad to the bone! Haha Today at lunch I warmed up leftover ziti for the kiddo's and I (I know.. not great for the diet). Not only did he scream at me because I put it on a plate rather than in a bowl ... but he was NOT using a fork. He demanded a spoon. Normally this is where I would just ive in and give him the spoon. *sigh* Not today. This is when I decided we are going to try something new. I opened the silverware drawer, took all the spoons out.. and placed them up on top of the cabinets above the sink. Daddy's going to have to get them back down when he gets home.. cuz I can't reach them! Haha. He whined and complained for like 5 minutes. I went right on ahead and started eating, as did the other kiddos. When he realized I wasn't going to give in, he picked up his fork and PLATE.. and went on to eat his lunch. I think I'm going to have to stick to that routine now. Hopefully he will realize who is boss around here.

On another note, this past weekend proved to me that not only do I "feel" old... I'm beginning to show signs of aging too. I ran out of the bathroom on Sunday morning almost in tears to Paul. I found at least 9-10 grey hairs on my head. And no... not in the back, mixed in where you can hide it. Right smack on the middle of my head, right where my hair parts. So I will definitely be coloring my hair sometime within the next week. I told Paul I was going to go blonde so they don't show. He laughed at me of course for making such a big deal out of a "few" grey hairs. Blonde is definitely not something I will do though. I don't think I would wear it well.. especially with my weight being the way it is right now.