backstory - BabyVoice now has chores and an allowance. $20 a week to take out the trash and bring the cans back and load/unload the dishwasher each day. I know, I know, far too little work for far too much money, but not my circus, not my monkey. BabyVoice had her 8th grade celebration last night and the 8th grade trip to an amusement park (in Ohio) today.

*watching from the kitchen*
Scene - BabyVoice is running all over the place trying to get the dishwasher emptied out and reloaded AND get the garbage out this morning because she didn't do it yesterday when she got home from school.

BV- sigh, sigh, grunt, sigh

DH -*watching but not saying a word*

BV- you're going to have to finish it up since you have to drive me to school right now *there is an end of the year trip to an amusement park today and they had to be at school at 7 to get on the bus*

DH - no, no I am not going to finish it up. You could have done this yesterday when you got home from school but you didn't because you were too busy freaking out about getting ready for the end of the year celebration. You also could have done this last night when you got home from the celebration, but you didn't because you were too tired. You could have gotten up earlier this morning to get it done, but you didn't.

BV- but I am going to miss the bus to Amusement Park!!

DH - better get moving, then

*WOB watches, takes a few sips of her coffee then heads upstairs to take a shower*