SCREEEEEEAAAAAMMMMMIIIINNNNGGGG!!!

"IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNT CEEEEERRRRRRREEEEEEAAAAALLLL!!!!
Honestly she's lucky we dont have space under our stairwell because she would be there. she of course being elaina. my princess. my girl. her default mode for asking is to screeeeeaaaaam!!! granted this doesnt happen everyday and she does oddly know how to ask and get a normal response from me but man when the mood strikes, watch out. I am usually able to chalk it up to hunger or lack of sleep but on those rare occasions where she has just gotten up and just eaten, my tolerance level is nil. so what do you do? let's see options 1. spank, 2. timeout, 3. ignore. first spank. pretty sure this will make her scream louder.
timeout. put her in another room where she continues to scream, now possibly destroying all things in a 10 foot radius.
ignore. the single hardest and remarkably most effective. depending of course on her will-power and that's really what it comes down to isnt it? how long either of us can hold out. depending on the time of day and my general mood she admittedly has won on occasion which is obviously why this hasnt stopped although they are getting fewer. luckily today it was 9am, I had my breakfast and my coffee and I was in for the long haul. she sensed it and gave up relatively quickly, much to the relief of my neighbors Im sure. Oh to live in country where no one can hear the screams. one day little girl. one day.
making gazpacho for lunch, pulled all but the garlic from the garden, making some for my neighbor too who was inquiring about how to make one last week, will post recipe after I decide everything to use pretty sure chipotle will play a role, mmmmmmmmm.