...just you wait and see...

...and it's going to be called MOMMY-CORDER.

It's going to be a small, lightweight object that you can carry with you.  Can't be too heavy, as you'll need it with you at all times and can throw it into a purse or diaper bag easily. 

It's going to have several buttons with a "child lock" on them.  A simple one.  Just so that they don't get accidentally pushed while in the purse bottom, because we all know that's where things go.

It's going to have inexpensive covers that you can adapt to your personality, much like the iPod, because plain white just don't cut it with this momma, but floral isn't my friend's idea of style...and her orange and green would be a little stark for me.   Key here is INEXPENSIVE.

So, what's it do?

Each button will have one phrase, changeable as you need it to be. 

Mine will have:

1- "ZACHAR-YYYY!"

2- "Susanna, leave your shoes on!"

3- "No, I don't know why that is, but I bet we can look it up."

4- "Yes.  Because I said so."

5- "Because I'm mean.  giggle." (yes, I do say that...too often)

6- "Eat."

7- "Do your school."

8- "Sitting is something we do ON OUR BOTTOMS."

And that about covers it.  I feel like those are the only phrases that I have actually UTTERED in the last two weeks...although I know that HAS to be an exaggeration.  It is, isn't it?  Tell me it is.  Please?

So, that's my invention, and if I ever come up with a way to make it work, I'll let you know.  And if you see one in stores before I make one work, send it to me, I'm goin' hoarse over here....ZACHARYYYYYY!!!!!!

beck