of knights and fair maidens

I gathered all the kids around the computer

so I could show them the mugshot.

Only a few miles away,

a murderer had escaped

while being transported to another facility.

I didn't want to scare them

but I wanted them to understand the urgency;

if they saw this guy

they were to get in the house immediately!

Jeremiah said,

"If I see him, I'll run up and slap him in the face!"

"NO! You will get in this house immediately!"
I responded.

not very calmly.

And the poor boy put his head down and sobbed,

"I just want to protect the family and you guys never say,"Yes""

~

We talked about how running in the house

would be protecting the family.

That a guy like that,

while he looked nice enough,

wouldn't be detered by a slap in the face

or even a kick in the p***s

(the boys think it's hilarious when to talk about tenders,

for some silly reason; I like to humor them)

We talked about how you have to 'work up' to big protecting...

A short while later

I tied up a particularly foul-smelling bag of trash,

held it out the bathroom door

and called out,

"I need someone to protect the family from this stench!"

I figured Jeremiah would be thrilled at the prospect.

Lily, my eager little servant,

was the only one to step forward.

Guess Jeremiah isn't quite ready to protect the fam

no matter what.