Matches and Staplers and Vacuum Cleaner Plugs

What a day. To start Isabele decided to be up from 3:30-5:30 and then get up for the day at 6:30. Makes for a very tired mom. But she took a 2 hr nap from 10-12, so I got the ironing done, the laundry well on it's way and some knitting done. Titus decided to wear his pajamas "all day wong". They are inside out as he took them off to use the toilet this morning and didn't want me to fix the PJ's.

Titus, who has been able to light matches on his own for months now, got the little box of matches and the cookie sheet out and was doing his matches upstairs while I switched the laundry in the basement. I came upstairs and Titus told me that the fire got in his mouth. Since there was no crying involved, I think he meant the smoke got in his mouth. So, I showed him, once again a better way to blow out matches. (He breathes in with the match right in front of his mouth, often "blowing" out the match with his inhalation).

A bit later, I found Titus with the staplers, stapling paper. I don't think too much harm can come from that activity. He'll stop pushing before he staples his fingers, I think. If not ...

Then Mr. Titus decided he needed to vacuum up a mess he made in the kitchen. After getting the correct vacuum out for him, I went to the living room to vacuum the rug. Titus has been plugging the vacuum in for months. As I turned on the vacuum I heard Titus scream. A "something is wrong" scream. Brian was home and closer so he picked him up and I went on with the living room. I got done with that and found the boys on the floor in the kitchen with a screwdriver and the plug to the vacuum. Ends up the plug shorted and blew the breaker. They got it fixed and no one was hurt. Titus didn't want to plug the vacuum in after it was fixed. Instead, he told Brian, "Do not turn it on until I go way over there."

Seeing as it is only 2PM, I wonder what the rest of this snowy day will bring.