[Gwen]

last night we were making our boys clean their room. the oldest of the group is 6 and has always been a talker (i've said many times he's my sales man or polititan one). but anyway last night hubby and i are putting away clothes listening to his protest about having to clean in the other room with his brother. he then proceeds to tell his little brother (5 yrs)

"I have a plan. you need to pick which one you are going to follow. you can pick mommy and daddy's plan and work forever, for the rest of your life. or you can pick my plan and play and never work again."

(it is absolutely impossible for me to convey here the tone and persuasion he used in his voice.)

hubby and i looked at eachother in disbelief. lol i'm not sure which was more shocking the image those words created or the fact that the was preping his brothers for a mutany against us. lol so i called from the other room, "oh the cunning plan of the advasary." he seemed rather confused so we stopped working and decided it was time for a great bedtime story, all about the pre-existance, and another brother that had "plans".

edit: i can't believe i forgot this part. lol after our story and discussion he then announced to us that when he got really old, he was going to be an apostle. but that he would have to start practicing now cause becoming an apostle isn't easy and will take a lot of practice. we thought that was a much better end to the evening than the plans of mutany against his parents. lol