T-R-O-U-B-L-E

Monday was a bonus 'family day' for us. Madelyn had the day off for Martin Luther King's birthday and Monday is one of Mark's normal days off. So, we planned a day of family bonding in the form of chores. However, before we even got the kitchen cleaned up after breakfast, Catherine comes running from the playroom calling, "Mom, you've got to see this!" A snicker followed. I assumed they had made a monster fort or their brothers were attempting some death defying stunt.

When I arrived on the scene, Catherine pointed out the pot of food melting on the wall heater. After a "What were you thinking?" and "Get your Dad!" and "Go to your room!", I turned off the furnace and Mark proceeded to scrape out the heater. For the remainder of the day, we got to enjoy the fumes of burning plastic.

Our twin girls attempted this little experiment because they wanted to cook like Mommy. Even so, they lost their privileges for the day and now know that the heater heats the room not the objects in it!