Amy and Elisa meet their mom (aka-meet their match)



Merry Christmas Girls!

while you may have received this as a gift (from a parent other than me who will remain nameless to protect his identity):




for Christmas (with a "teen" rating...discovered a few days late...but never mind)

they will be using this:



Story Telling Alice

to learn about computer programming first.

Be able to demonstrate that skill to ME.

then, move on to THIS:

(highschool and college level of Alice) from www.alice.org



Before "WE" then continue the dialogue to their most recently asked question:

"When are you going to let us play Sims2???!??"

because my current answer is:

"when you learn computer programming"

Re-introducing myself as their "Mom" has not been one of my favorite conversations this holiday season, but it's necessary at times to illustrate my core belief to them that:

I make decisions that I think are in their best interest

I was not born yesterday

My humor and hair color should not be a decoy in thinking I'm an easy target

I will find a way to get them to expand their brains without making my own explode

and...let's see if this latest strategy works!

Bring on the fun.

And, to anyone who hasn't heard my theory on buying them their own computer...the girls "should" be able to give my own reason (since I think I've repeated it in 2008 no less than a bazillion times when the question surfaces) :

"you will get your own computer when you tell me how they work and build one for yourself out of a kit-piece by piece". [Don't worry, I'm not totally heartless; I'll provide supplies for them to do this, but one at a time and only as they build onto their own computer "works" theory and system one step at a time]

-af.  ¶ 12:44 PM