a lovely evening

i'm regretting mentioning the devil's spawn and wrestling under the table last week in my post. it seems like ceily and eddie have channeled said children.

i was sitting in a chair in the computer room reading an email. suddenly, two bodies race into the hallway. i look up and see the bodies on the floor, one on top of the other, hitting and yelling, faces red, voices loud.

me: "stop you two."
bodies: nothing but hitting and yelling and screaming.
me: "i mean it. stop now. ceily get off of your brother."
bodies: nothing but yelling and more hitting.
me: "ceily, now. GET OFF YOUR BROTHER AND STOP HITTING HIM! NOW!"

then eddie gets fed up, pushes and hits ceily rather hard, and ceily loses it and kicks eddie harder.

that's when i lose it. i sent the two up to bed...they can't watch america's funniest home videos...they have to stay in their rooms for the rest of the night...they are grounded...blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

eddie is EXTREEEEMLY upset. he lives for sunday evenings. he loves to watch america's funniest and extreme home makeover. he couldn't, so continued a tiny fit up in his room, slamming doors and stomping feet and throwing pillows.

ceily proceeds to pack three bags of clothing and other belongings, locks herself in her closet, planning the great escape...to run away.

i gather the two, explain what will happen. ceily laments no one likes her. eddie hits the pillow on the bed. they must compose two items. one: a paper written explaining why they are sorry for their actions towards one another.
the other: a list with ten things they will do with each other. nice things.

as eddie is leaving ceily's room, ceily mentions she really is running away, and eddie mutters, he's glad and he wont miss her.
now eddie must compose another letter to his sister apologizing for using hurtful words.

ceily's letter to her brother eddie:

DEAR EDDIE,
EVEN THO U
HATE ME I
HEART YOU!
LUV,
CEILY

eddie's first letter to his sister ceily:

DEAR CEILY,
I FEEL LIKE PUNCHING
YOU IN THE NOSE RIGHT NOW.
I KNOW THAT YOU HATE
THIS CRAP AND THINK IT IS
NOT FAIR. I THINK IT IS
SORT OF GAY TOO. BUT THEN
I THINK OF THE THINGS WE
DID THIS EVENING. MOM & DAD
BOTH HATE IT WHEN
WE FIGHT. I DON'T LIKE
IT EITHER. AND I AM GOING TO
TRY TO BE NICER TO YOU
AND EVERYONE ELSE. I'M SUPER SORRY.
LOVE, EDDIE

eddie's second letter to his sister ceily:

DEAR CEILY,
I'M SO SORRY
AND I DID NOT MEAN
WHAT I SAID TO YOU.
I WAS JUST SO MAD AT
YOU. AND NOW I THINK
ABOUT WHAT I SAID
AND I KNOW HOW YOU
MUST OF FELT WHEN I
SAID THAT TO YOU
LOVE, EDDIE

p.s.
note to ceily: if you run away...we will look for you and never stop until you are found. everyone loves you. EVERYONE.
note to eddie: your letters made my heart happy. deep down you are the sweetest, kindest, gentlest boy i know. don't change, please.