Home Sweet Home...Almost

We are set to close on our new house on Monday. Hooray! We've enjoyed hanging out with family who have been gracious enough to let us live with them. But we must say we are excited to have a home again.

Wanted For Causing Mayhem

"Zay"

Also answers to: Grabby Hands, Stinky Pants, Buddy Man

Have you seen this kid? If so, beware! This is one dangerous little boy. If he tries to give you his flirty smile and endearing giggle, don't be taken in. Given the chance, this kid will wreak havoc faster than a herd of buffalos stampeding through your house.

What? You've never had buffalos stampede through your house? Alright, use your imagination on this one. One sunny morning you open your front door to get your newspaper or go for a run or take the kids to school when suddenly three dozen buffalos run inside. What happens next? Yes, you are right. They will not be tidy and polite and remember to wipe their feet. No, they will leave dirty footprints all over the place. They might break your vases and TV and electronic equipment. They might knock over the table and eat all your breakfast and breakfast dishes. They might gore your couches or your kids. In short, they will leave the place a disaster.

I'm not saying this kid is on the same destructive level as buffalos. Not yet. But he is working on it. Fast.

Here are just a few of the felonies this kid is wanted for in two cities:

1. Breaking Grandma's Christ in Gethsemane statue (Who would have thought he could pull that table down all by himself and send said statue flying down the stairs, two inches out of Mom's reach who was already trying to catch the table and the baby?)

2. Dispensing hand soap on his aunt's carpet (Which was immediately steam cleaned by MJ who suddenly turned domestic and ended up steam cleaning and spot treating the rest of the room for the next three hours. Go figure.)

3. Knocking his Mom in the face with a very heavy keyboard this morning (No comment. Grrrrrr.)

I don't know what it is about this kid. He seems much more destructive than his older siblings were at that age. Is it his own mischievous nature? Is it the fact that as a third child he is the beneficiary of less parental supervision? Or is he simply aided and abetted by his older sister and brother who often leave the tools of destruction right in his path?

Any advice for what to do with a kid like this?