Wednesday, July 13, 2011

One Little White LIE

A week ago I found a mouse in my room, for those of you who know me know that I don't do mice of any kind. I screamed like the girl I am, scaring John to death. We closed the bedroom door and had a plan to capture our new house guest, well he had plans of his own and wiggled his body underneath our door and now was free inside the rest of the house. We looked for a while and concluded that he got down in the basement. When the electricians updated some of the outlets they drilled small golf ball holes in the hard wood leading to the basement. NICE right, John has since then filled the holes with something that fills holes! Anyway here is when my WHITE LIE comes in!

Payten refuses to sleep in her own bed, we move her to her bed three-four times a night until we just give in. (Insert lie) Payten honey a mouse lives in mommies room under her bed. If you don’t want the mouse to get you AKA eat your face, you have to sleep in your room because mice DO NOT LIKE PINK!! They won’t go in your room at night because your entire bed is PINK! To my awesomeness she has been sleeping in her own room all night long, she’s too afraid to even venture into my room. John almost ruined my plan when he told Payten that he killed the mouse and that night we had her sleeping right between us. The next morning he faked a mouse sighting and my plan was on track again. All I have to do is make sure she doesn’t wear pink jammies or else she feels safe enough to sleep with us. Yep I lied to my three year old; however it’s all in the name of SLEEP!

6 comments:

Liz said...

Hahaha that's funny, I think people don't realize how LITTLE sleep you have had since Payten was born! NONE! NADA! ZILCH! ZERO! You have been so patient with her, and she has had your half of the bed with you curled up on the floor, couch or foot of bed for too many nights. Now the little while lie is genious if it means you will finally get some sleep! However, the mice eating her face part.... poor girl.... but still you might finally get some SLEEP!

Jessica Caldwell said...

So far its working she has only slept with us a couple nights since I saw the mouse. The girls leave the back screen door open and I think the little rodant came in. We havent seen it since, we did buy mouse trapes but so far empty.

TheBatts said...

LOVE IT!!! Dont feel bad at my house there was a baby store where you can exchange kids (if you kept your receipt) if they dont listen for ones that do, worked til he was like 5 or 6! OK that sounds more horrible then yours! I think he mostly knew it was fake anyway I swear I am not a bad mom!! (really nicolas' dad started that one and I just went with it, just thought I would add that part LOL)

Jessica Caldwell said...

LOL Amy, I have told Kaitlen and Payten that if they want to talk mean to me that they can go to a new family, were the mom doesn't care if they are mean to her. Kaitlen knows better now but Payten gets so emotional and promises she won't scream at me anymore! Og how I love three year olds!!

Jessica Caldwell said...

i meant OH not OG!

Amanda Griggs said...

LOL! That is so funny! Payten will understand....one day after hours and hours of losing sleep from her own little baby!