Bribery on tape

No, I am not above bribery

I have been against bribery in all forms, up till now. You know it happens in politics, government, private business, etc... Quid pro quo is the way of the world. But I wanted to be different! I was just kidding myself by calling them rewards. I finally got real with myself yesterday in the grocery store when I told William I would let him have a cupcake after dinner if he went all day without pooping in his pants AND he pooped in the potty. Of course he was more than happy to agree to that.

I decided to bring on the peer pressure by telling Jackson and Addison that they too could have a cupcake after dinner if William followed through on his end of the bargain. They also happily agreed to the terms and conditions. Right then and there I told myself "self, this is bribery plain and simple." The funny thing was/is that I am OK with that.

As most plans it worked and it didn't. I think William has a future as a lawyer or negotiator. William did as he promised. He pooped in the potty and did not poop in his pants. So after dinner everyone had a cupcake. William then promptly pooped in his pants. COME ON! Yes, he did what I asked but... can't he follow the spirit and not just the letter of the agreement:) So for that he earned being first to take a bath, a VERY short and cold bath.

All human wisdom is summed up in two words - wait and hope
Alexandre Dumas Père

Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow - that is patience.
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Monday, Monday...

I actually got ten hours of sleep last night, not including being woken up by Jackson at 3am:) I slept till 7am with the boys in their bed after that so I am a little behind this morning. G-Daddy is heading home today so we are busy getting everyone ready to get out the door to take him to the airport.

Check out the CFO's blog updates.

People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one.
Leo J. Burke

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New addiction

I have a new addiction, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2. I thought the game was good until I got introduced to playing online. Believe it or not, if you have the game and high speed Internet you can play online for FREE. One time I was playing there were over 500,000 other people playing!

I was introduced by a good friend's brother. He said it and it is very true; "the story part of the game becomes boring once you play online with seven other people all trying to kill you." He couldn't be more correct. The warning on the game says that you may "experience dizziness, altered vision, eye or muscle twitches, loss of awareness, disorientation, seizures, or any involuntary movement or convulsion." All that AND it is legal! Sign me up:) That's not a warning, it is a sales pitch to guys.

So if I miss a day or two of blogging you can blame it on my new addiction. Not that I am playing instead of blogging, I am sleeping. I was up till 2:30 am playing the other night:(

If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
Donald H. Rumsfeld

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Happy Birthday G-Daddy

My Dad's Birthday is today! He came to town just in time for our HUGE snow fall, that has not happened yet but they did cancel school because of it. Go figure... when I was a kid they did not cancel school until 1-2 school buses slid off the road. We had it so tough:)

But I guess it does make sense to cancel school when there is a prediction of snow since people now give huge prestigious international awards out of Olso, Norway because of predictions of actions leading to peace:) It seems people really do value words more than actions.

When two men in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary.
William Wrigley Jr. (1861 - 1932)

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So you think you can dance

What's the name of the game?..... Manipulation!

In the video below (thanks to the CFO's new Flip) William displays a classic case of manipulation. Usually this would lead to time out and a possible trip to his room but I wanted to get this on video. William really did get some cheese to go with his whine:)

Confusion is always the most honest response.
Marty Indik

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