21 March 2008 Daddy's Sayings
OK, those of you yearning for an update from the harried man of the house. Look out; here comes a string of update subjects I have been keeping a list of. No more whining!

Convinced I was not being heard much these days on the homefront, I made a rash promise Monday before flying off to China for the week. In the spirit of the Proverbs reading we have been doing, I promised to pay 10 Hong Kong dollars (about a US buck) for every Daddyism they could think of, in the hopes that writing them down would help cement some parental expectations in their minds. We will see if it helps, but the exercise was well worth the money. Can you tell who is most motivated by 'ka-ching', as she likes to call it?

Daddy's proverbs:
List from Bekah:

1. Have you brushed your teeth?
2. Keep your hair out of your face.
3. Clear the table, please (it is her responsibility to clean up after the meals, honest!)
   
4. Clean your room
5. FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS
6. Keep moving
7. Keep quiet; we are in an apartment building!

List from Rachel:

1. Shut the toilet seat. (It is so humid here, you need to use dehumidifiers. Toilets are a real source of moisture!)
2. Close the curtains in the room when you get dressed! (we so lived in the country before this!)
   
3. Have you done your chores?
4. Time for school; it is important.
5. Put your dirty clothes in the hamper.
6. Wash your hands.
7. Wash your hands. (worthy of 2 slots while here in Hong Kong)
8. Brush your teeth.
9. Get ready for bed!
10. Did you get Lydia ready for bed? Brush her teeth? (one of her responsibilities)
11. Get your coat on.
12. Get your shoes on.
13. Got your Octopus card? (the key to transportation in the city - a beautiful thing!)
14. KEEP YOUR HAIR OUT OF YOUR FACE (with pride, she posted on her bedroom door her writing session of the sentence X 10: "I will fix my hair or lose it").
15. Stand back from the road.
16. Time to get out for exercise!
    

It is clear that David is a space cadet; he came up with a big fat goose egg! :) It is funny the sayings the kids seem to remember the easiest; the one I always seem to be saying is 'all actions have consequences', but they didn't seem to recall in this round.

Oh, I love my daughters. They have done really well in this HUGE transition over the past 4 months.