No more excuses...almost

"Lauren, don't throw that ball in the house!"
"But I was just gonna..."
"Lauren, please eat!"
"But I just wanna..."
"Lauren, Lauren, Lauren..."
"But I just..."

This is how almost all of our conversations have gone recently. Not that I expect her to blindly follow directions, but occasionally, that would be great. This weekend we decided that we were going to try to stop the excuses and try to just get her to listen. I won't lie. For a while it was cute. That time has passed. Wish us luck.