Funny kids.

I have been painting the hall (I am on color #3, but that is another story) so I am getting an earful of the three littles playing in their room. They have been playing up there for maybe 45 minutes and Madeline asked if they could come down and play a game. I told her "yes" as long as they cleaned their room first, here is how the next 5 minutes went: Madeline: Mom, that's not fair, you are being mean to us. Me: I am sorry you feel that way Madeline. Madeline: But I want to play downstairs......... Me: Then clean your room. Madeline: When can we come down? Me: Once your room is clean. Madeline: What about our snack? Me: No snack until your room is clean. Madeline goes into her room in a puff. Here's the conversation I hear in the room...... Gideon: Come on guys wet's cwean our woom, so we can have a snack (yes, he has slight "l" issues). Anna (little Ms. Sassy lately): I don't want to clean our room. Gideon: But we won't get a snack and we will have to stay up hear forever and forever. Anna (Shouting to me in the hall): Mom, we don't want a snack and we don't care if we have to stay up in our room! Anna was promptly scolded by Gideon and Madeline. Aparantly Anna was the only one who felt that way. A few minutes pass and Madline comes out in the hall and asks: Mom, if you don't eat or drink forever, will you die? Me: Yes, Madeline, you will. I haven't seen them since. I hope they are cleaning....... (I apologize for how my messages are being totally clumped together. I am typing and sometimes retyping it and this keeps happening)