Things I've learned

Here are some of the things I've learned in the past few days:

1. When your boys lock the dog in the bedroom upstairs, he will scratch up the door and door frame and tear a hole in the carpet trying to get out.

2. When a certain kitchen cabinet door gets sat on and swung on often enough, it will break off. And not just the hinges. The whole left side of the wood will split.

3. When the playroom door gets slammed hard enough and often enough, the entire doorknob will break.

4. When mom goes to rescue the boys who are trapped in the room with the broken doorknob, one of the boys will close the broken door behind her, trapping everyone in.

5. Five year old boys are not mature enough to handle losing a game of Scooby Doo Haunted House. Tears and howling will ensue.

6. Five year old boys *are* old enough to earn 5 minute time outs in a dark closet after breaking an older brother's sword in his anger over the Scooby Doo game.

7. Certain 7 year old boys, whose names start with J also aren't quite mature enough for the Scooby Doo game.

8. Don't buy the 3D Scooby Doo Haunted House game. It's just not worth it.