Matthew has been campaigning furiously for his own room when we move. Which I oppose on principle (a shared room was good enough when I was growing up; get off my lawn) but I can see the practical advantages, vis., Isaac actually falling asleep without fighting with his brother for half an hour first.
Today Matthew tried a new tack: promising that if he had his own room, he would keep it clean so help him God. "Really?" I asked skeptically. "So, if you don't keep it clean, we'll just move Isaac in because one messy room is better than two messy rooms. I should have you put that in writing so that when your room is messy I can show it to you. Because otherwise I know you'll deny everything."
Matthew saw his opening and came back five minutes later with this. Done!
N.B.: Since he wrote "singed," I had him sing the contract to the tune of "shoo fly, don't bother me."
2 comments:
My dad made his sister sign a contract about staying away from his stuff. I found it when I was going through his old letters. :) They are fun to read.
Good idea... was it Matthew's? I think James is ready for his own room, too- I know I am!
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