It does. Keep a kettle of water on it. Then you'll have hot water for tea too!
They learn better suffering just a bit... natural consequences. 5th graders are starting that too cool for school stage of their lives... Can't tell me nuthin! But it's always someone else's fault, ey?



You are a great story teller and have a wonderful sense of humor. If you don't have the energy to do something new, go back through the old thread and post some highlights from yesteryear. Kind of like Granny's Greatest Hits. You put a lot into this thread, once upon time. It was hard work. Maybe it will inspire the rest of us to find our sense of humor and tell some new stories for you.