"Hi Mamma"
"Morning Kennie," I said, ruffling her hair as I walked past
and headed out to the bathroom.
"Timmy, let me hide in
here please."
"Why would I do that to
a germ like you?"
"Cause I pulled a prank
on Mamma, and she's going to get me." She told him. He looked at her for a
moment before deciding.
"What’s in it for
me?"
"I give you my snack
tonight."
"Alright." He said pulling her in and shutting and locking the
door.
Putting the little humorous
deed behind me, I headed into the barn where I kept most of my baby animals, pulling
out the chick warmer.
"What you doing?"
As I turned,
"So I see you've decided
to come out of hiding
"Good joke," She
grinned. "To your answer Shanda, I'm rebuilding this."
"Why?"
"That’s the funny part
girls, I don't know why. I just feel like I have to."
They looked at me for a
second before
"Would you get me those
logs over there?" I pointed to log halves that wouldn't be too heavy for
her before finishing up with the extra frame. Once the halves were sawed into
boards, I let her hammer the nails in.
"Thanks for you help,
made it go a lot faster." Shanda nodded then ran out to play. I took the
plaster and started coating the inside and out with the stuff making sure it
was nice and thick.
"MAMMA!" I looked up as
"Darcy hit me." She
said trying to rub the soreness out.
"What!?" I asked, walking out of the barn, after picking the
little girl up.
"Darlita Rose Walker, who
in the world gave you,...
"Mamma, I did it because
she was spreading butter on the floor." She told me as her feet shuffled
against the floor tiles.
"Why didn't you come and
get me?"
"You were busy."
I nodded, still angry.
"I thank you for your help. But I don't want you taking that upon yourself
again. You are to come and get me. Is that understood?" Darlita nodded her
head looking to the floor.
"Yeah Darlit,..."
"You’re in trouble too
Kenya Elsa Walker, I suggest you hush." I told her, sternly taking a
better grip on her. I looked back my oldest.
"I hate to do this but
I'm confining you to your bed for the rest of the night and since I punish the
others for hitting," Pausing, I put Kenya down and handed her a bucket
filled with hot soapy water and a scrub brush, telling her that she needed to
get the mess cleaned up before I get back inside with Darcy. Turning to the
older child, I noticed her swallow hard.
"Darcy, I want you to
come with me out to the barn." She nodded as we headed out only she
followed slowly, head still hanging. I could tell she was trembling a bit. I
couldn't help but give a weak smile.
"I'm sorry sweetheart.
But you know..."
"That
the others would be spanked, for this too."
"Would you stop that!" I said, in kind of a shock. She laughed a bit.
"I'll tell you what:
since this is really the only time I've ever had to do this to you, I'll go
easy on you with it." She nodded, tears already falling. I closed my eyes;
I couldn't believe I was doing this to Darcy. She normally was the good one.
"Come on, lets get this over with."
"Kennie,
is that floor clean yet?" I asked, walking back into the kitchen a third
time. She was just sitting there.
"Kenya Elsa if I have to
tell you again, I'll take the spoon to you again!" She picked the brush
back up.
"If this is not clean by
the time you go to bed I WILL spank you again, in fact I'll take the switch to
you." That got her attention; she started scrubbing harder.
"I finished." She
said walking into the room. I got up and took the chance to look in the room.
"Good girl. You’re still
in major trouble, but I want to ask you. When you told me a friend told you
about doing this what friend were you talking about?"
"I can't tell you Mamma.
Not right now anyways." I left it at that and told her to get ready for
bed.