Mommaaaaaaaah! I have a steering wheel in my nose!!!!

For those of you who have, at some point, been young, I am sure you are aware of the art of delaying sleep. You know, all those excuses you make why you are still awake, and are in need of parental attention? Well, I tell you. My Momma and Dad are tough cookies.

The following excuses DON'T work, and are inevitably refuted with refusal to comply, or the appearance of a very grumpy parent in the doorway of my room, telling me what kind of trouble I will be in if I don't sleep:
-Daaaad! I'm lonely! (-hug your sheep!)
-Momma! I'm thirsty! (-you had plenty to drink at dinner!)
-Daad! I need to go potty! (-you just went potty Mark, before going to bed!)
-Mommma! Somthing hurts! *the trick with this one is to come up with WHAT hurts BEFOREhand... haven't quite mastered this one* (-stop pinching/biting yourself!)
-Daad! I'm hungry! (-you'll have to wait until breakfast)

Anyway, you get the idea.

Well, yesterday I invariably stumbled upon a fool-proof method that not only caused my Momma to appear RIGHT NEXT to my bed RIGHT AWAY, but it also resulted in about 20 minutes of intense attention! And hugs! Take out your notepad and pen, and try it on your own parents:
-"Mommmmaaaah! Help! I have a steering wheel in my nose!"
My little Jeep had recently lost its steering wheel... and while trying to find things to do within reach of my bed that were NOT 'sleeping' I came upon it. As I explained to my Momma (following her question as to WHY I had put it in my nose), "I just wanted to see if it fits!" It took some 'top-down' massaging my nose from the outside, and lots and lots of encouragement and nose-blowing... eventually the steering wheel came out with a *plop* and a sigh of relief from my Momma.

Unfortunately, after this I STILL was told to go to sleep... and my Momma threw the glorious little steering wheel in the garbage. She just has no regard for a good delay-mechanism. No appreciation. And I am now officially forbidden to put car parts of any kids into my nose (as well as coffee beans, see previous blog post from several months ago).