Eden's Instruction Manual

#1. Every morning and every night I will have my "chocolate milk" (Carnation Sugar Free Instant Breakfast Drink). I also just might decide at any given time it needs to be warmed up.

#2. I HAVE to buckle myself into my car seat. I don't know why anyone even tries to attempt doing this themselves. It doesn't matter what the hurry, I will be doing this so get over it!

#3. When I am watching "my shows" you must always bring me "snackandjuice". This is one word, not to be confused with "snack and juice".

#4. I will not wear my coat/jacket/sweater while sitting in the car seat. You must remove it every time I get in the car and put it back on every time I get out of the car. It does not matter how cold it is or how many errands you need to run.

#5. When I brush my teeth, I always will put two dabs of toothpaste on my toothbrush. One from the white tube and one from the blue tube. Why would we have two different kinds of toothpaste in the drawer if I wasn't suppose to use both simultaneously?

#6. I don't need to wear panties. I'm fine with pull-ups and wear them just as panties. My many colorful panties are only good for toting around in my purse or on occasion under my pillow for when I sleep.

#8. If you want me to eat any of my dinner, you will need to bribe me with my most favorite treat of all times... a "green cookie"! (Mint Oreo Cookie)

#9. Also, I will always brush my teeth making silly faces in the mirror and accomplishing nothing at all. Then you must wait for me to turn the water on, rinse my toothbrush, tap it three times on the side of the sink, then and only then may you proceed to effectively brush my teeth for me.

#10. When I have picked out my bedtime books, you are to read them in the order I will tell you. Please don't ever think of going out of order for I shall throw myself on the floor screaming before you even have time to explain or apologize. Just ask me which one you should read next, alright?

#11. When I finally do lay down to sleep, there is a correct order in putting my declared blankets on top of me. It is as follows: 1. my "blankie" (I've had this with since the day I was born) 2. my "warm" blanket 3. the "monkey" blanket 4. next would be the "bumpy" blanket 5. finally the "little" blanket (which is the size of a wash cloth!).

Now there you have it! I don't see what the big deal is. I'm quite the darling girl! Once you get all these rules down, there is nothing too it... until I feel the need to declare another rule!