The Bedroom

My brother today decided to move into the spare bedroom. Lucas came into the living room and kept us informed on everything he decided, and then came the biggest announcement of all: "No girls allowed in my room, just cool people."

A few minutes later, he came in with Amendment #1: "No girls allowed, just boys and parents. Mom can come in, because she's a parent." When Samantha complained, he came up to her and patted her shoulder, saying, "Don't worry; I'll come out of my room a lot."

It wasn't more than ten minutes before Amendment #2 was added: "No girls allowed, just boys, parents, and Samantha."

Dad must have stepped in with an idea at this point, because soon Amendment #3 was added: "Girls can come in my room only if they bring me food."

At this point the amendments stopped, but now it became a battle between all the sisters (except Samantha) and Lucas to see who would end up going in his room. I tried first, and he said I could go in if I didn't steal his stuff. I didn't; I stole him instead, throwing him laughing over my shoulder. As I carried him out, Penny ran into his room, taunting him as she went. He immediately started squirming, so I put him down and he ran after her, yelling, "No! No, you can't go in!" Penny gave up after that, but Anna didn't. Cries of "Get out!" and "No girls allowed!" are still periodically ringing throughout the house.

Good thing he really isn't scheduled to move in for a few more weeks.