On Sunday, Daddy and I looked around the basement and decided that the kids have created a ridiculous mess. Their toys are everywhere. The basement is such a mess that we cannot find the remote controller for the television. Daddy and I decided that the kids cannot watch any TV until the basement is cleaned. When I say no TV that means the TV in any room cannot be on while the kids are awake. So yes, we are all being punished a little bit, but considering the mess in the basement it is worth it.

It is now Wednesday and the basement isn’t much cleaner and the kids have not watched any television. John did try to negotiate with me yesterday saying “It’s going to take forever to clean up. Maybe you can help too.” I told him I would help him but that Daddy and I would not clean the entire basement like we normally do. He sighed and said “we are never going to watch TV again!”

The kids are doing anything possible to not go into the basement and avoid cleaning. Last night they entertained themselves by John laying on the floor and Gillian sitting on his back. The basement needs to get cleaned before these kids hurt themselves.