Mommy dearest

So this week I'm staying overnight with 3 kids who go to my preschool: Santiago & Pablo (4-year-old-twins) and their older brother (6) Diego. They are a hoot. This morning, after having slept awful all night, I awoke about 5:30 am and within 15 minutes I somehow found myself playing chess with Diego. I wasn't even awake, I don't think, but the board was still out from the night before and I guess Diego asked me to play again, I don't even really remember. By 6 the twins were up watching excitedly and in my drowsy stupor, I somehow kicked some serious 6-year-old ass! (Not much to brag about I know, but what were you doing at 5:45 this morning?)

On the way out the door I realized the boys hadn't brushed their teeth yet. I sent them back to the bathroom while they whined and complained, acting like I was forcing them to eat liver and exclaiming, "But we don't bruuuuuuush our teeth in the mooorning!" and"I'm not gonna do it!" So stupid. I told them that they HAD to brush their teeth, especially in the morning. The end. I went to grab the rest of their bags and 2 minutes later I peeked in to find Santi with MY toothbrush in his mouth. I said, "HEY! That's my toothbrush!" He just stared at me with white spit drooling down his face and smiled. So I decided to make the best of it and to show them that my toothbrush was no ordinary toothbush, but quite magical indeed! (Mine is one of those vibrating ones.) I turned it on and it was like I had showed them the coolest toy ever made EVER! They all passed it around, each trying it out, just giggling and having the best time. Diego said, "Man if I had a toothbrush like this, I would brush my teeth all the time!" I will be making a stop at Target before work to get 3, actually, four brand-new brushes.