lesson learned

we were just driving home from church and i decided to use the time to call my friend, michelle. in the back, townsend started saying something to upset ellory and she started having quite a fit. i held up one then two fingers to warn townsend he was on his way to "timeout." he continued bugging ellory so i pulled over to the side of the road. first lesson learned-don't pull over next to mcdonald's. although we rarely go there, the kids do like the nuggets. i told townsend that if he continued i would put him out on the sidewalk for his timeout. he looked over and said, "i want to sit out there!" i started pulling away and he began yelling, "i want to sit on the street!" the entire rest of the way home. once we got home i told him that he had timeout in his carseat. again, he said, "i want to sit on the street!" i then explained that i couldn't put him on the street because mommies weren't allowed to do that. and i apologized for telling him that i was going to put him on the sidewalk for timeout. overall lesson learned-do not expect to have a meaningful conversation on the phone when you have three young children in the car. (i guess i shouldn't be on the phone anyway.) because when the three young children start acting out, you will say things that you wish you hadn't. and your kids will beg you to sit on the street. never a good thing.