Last night as I was tucking him in, Jacob asked me for a drink of water as is his habit.  Since he usually only takes a minuscule amount from an already tiny dixie cup, I often suspect that he's not really thirsty, he just doesn't want to go to bed.  So last night, I asked him, "Are you really thirsty, or are you just stalling?"

   "What is stalling?", he asked me.

     I replied, "It's when you don't want to go to bed, so you come up with as many other things to do as you can possibly think of."

     He reflected for a moment and then asked, "What was the first choice?"

     My children know they can't get out of bedtime, but they also know Mommy is unable to refuse them water, even when I know they aren't thirsty.  Even 22-month old Rebekah has figured this one out from watching big brother Jake get tucked in.  They've got me figured out!  Scary.