Naps and bedtime

So Ella does this very cute thing when I put her in her bed for a nap or for bedtime. She has two blankets that I lay on top of her - first, her pink afghan that Grandma Susan knit for her before she was born, and then on top, my blankie from when I was little. What happens is that I lay her down on her back and put the afghan on her. She'll grab it and pull it up over her head, so that it's laying on her face. And she just lays there like that while I put my old blankie on next. I'll leave the room, and she's still got the blanket over her face. It makes me laugh. I'll try to get a picture tomorrow and post it.

Gord went to play bridge with his 'ladies' tonight. That means I'm on solo parent duty. Ben refused to eat his supper tonight -well, not refused, but just wouldn't. Even after we offered him Jeanne's Cake if he ate the chicken and carrots only. So Gord left. Ben came to me shortly thereafter and asked for cake. I explained to him that he did not eat his supper so he could not have cake. I also told him that we eat supper as a family and that he's not going to be allowed to take hours to eat his supper. So guess what? He bawled. And bawled. He sat in front of me and wailed. I did my best to ignore him. Ben climbed on my knee, put his head on the arm of the couch, and cried some more. He quieted down and next thing I know, he's asleep. At 7:20pm. I guess he got pooped out helping Daddy shovel the driveway after work!

I put Ella down at about 7:50pm 'cause she had nodded off while eating. And she was grumpy grumpy grumpy. So now I get the whole evening to myself!