Mall, Charts and MP3

Today I had to go to the store to get some milk, so I figure I would take Teah to the mall play area for a little bit first. It just so happened that two of our friends from the ward has the same idea, so Teah had some playmates. After the mall we hit the dollar store and I loaded up on stickers and prizes. Charts, bribes and beatings are the only things that I can think of that I have not yet tried with Teah to get her to obey. I figured we would start with charts and prizes (bribes) before we tried the beatings. We will see how it goes.


And on a final note, I have often seen young children (like 6 or 8) with gadgets like cell phones and MP3 players, and thought that it was completely rediculous that they had them at that age. Most mornings I throw the kids in the stroller and go for a walk. Teah is starting to get a little bored with it all, so I decided to get out my MP3 player and load it up with kids music that she can listen to while in the stroller. My cell phone plays MP3's and it does things like playlists (which the very basic MP3 player does not), so I don't think I will really be using the MP3 player anymore, so for all intents and purposes, it is hers - and she is two. The ear phone don't actually even fit in her ears, but I'm sure it is better for her hearing that way. I guess they are right when they say you should keep your mouth shut when you don't have kids (although I still think the cell phones are rediculous).