Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Avery and the Printer

I've been allowing Avery to be alone for longer periods of time in the afternoon so that I can put Zach down for a nap. Sometimes (cough) I drift off to sleep for a few minutes myself. Unfortunately, these instances have been known to end with Avery doing something that he shouldn't. Nothing terrible, just minor things like getting a juice box or chocolate milk out of the pantry, or getting yogurt out of the fridge. Some parents are fine with this kind of independence, but until the day comes when the boys decide to sneak carrots out of the fridge, we want them to ask first before taking.

Yesterday when I was putting Zach down for his nap, Avery decided it would be fun to play on the computer. He loaded up "Dora Dance to the Rescue" and played for while. At some point he decided to print something out. Unfortunately it was not one copy, or two, or even ten. He printed 68 copies of the same page, in color. Thank goodness the printer ran out of paper or it could have been even worse!