Life with my 5 Year Old Girl!!

So today, Amelia and I are disagreeing about her behavior (i.e. she is being a sassy frass)..so I send her to her room for 15 minutes. I go in to check on her and she is packing her bags - moving out! She has 2 babies and their clothes, 2 pants, 2 tops, panties, 7 barbies, some of my makeup, 15 hairbows and her play lap-top. Well at least she made me proud and packed her hair-bows!!!

Asked about money for food - "I'll pack food"
asked about transportation "I'll call my Bubba (my dad) and he'll come get me for sure"
will you miss me? "Yes, but I am still going"
"I need the phone please," and I gave it to her, she then proceeded to call my mom to make arrangements for them to pick her up b/c she was going to live with them now...of course my mother just played along and Amelia totally took her seriously - sooo funny! "Okay, so you leave Banner Elk right now and I'll get packed up, we can make pizza for dinner...blah blah blah"
Asked about missing school "Ohhhh...no problem, I'll be back in time for school and gymnastics and ballet - don't want to miss those you know!!"

Nicole called about that time and jokingly said she wanted to run away too....Amelia stood by the door waiting for her for 10 minutes.

What changed her mind you ask?....well....I told her if she was going to go, that was fine but that she had to take her brother too! I then went and packed his diaper bag with lots of wipies, diapers, his nunie (pacifier) and explained all the things he entailed....

Needless to say, she decided to climb in bed with mommy while Chase napped and I even got a backrub out of it!!!

Amelia the normal is back - whooo hoooo!!! Now she is laying in my tub, bath pillow and saying "isn't this the life"

Me: "I thought you didn't like it here, thought you were going to run away"
Amelia: "oh...I am still running away, don't unpack my suitcase, I'll just go tomorrow!!"

hahahahahah

Courtney