Can you train a house fly??

***Legendary Rocker....or Lincoln??*** (copied from my board)

Bastian got these weird glasses things from school, part of an experiment the class did, and Lincoln is obsessed with them. I think they make him look like Elton John...can you tell who is who?

***My Super Sad 3 year old*** (again copied from my board)

I was doing my workout yesterday morning (I play the DVD on my laptop) and Moira and Lincoln were...well, I'll just say they had a lot of energy and were bugging the stuffing out of each other. So, before I started I asked Moira if she wanted to do her 'Bella Dancerella' DVD, she has the Disney Princess one. She did it one time back in Feb on her birthday, so I thought it would be a neat distraction for her. She had a ball, she did the whole DVD and then wanted to do it a second time. But, the second time she realized that she didn't have the 'wand' that the girls on the DVD had and she asked for it. I knew it is in the toy room, but I was deep into the last 10 minutes of my workout so I told her I would get it as soon as I was done. She said "Ok." then sat down. I look over a few minutes later and she was just sitting on her little vanity stool watching me...she looked so pitifully sad that I just had to take a picture:

Then I did stop my workout and got her the wand...I'm a sucker for a sad face and crazy morning hair.

***I have a 'Random Licker'- EWWWWWW!*** (copied from my board)

Lincoln's newest thing is he licks things. No idea why. He will pick up a toy (book, pen, stuffed animal...you get the idea) and lick it. And not just a little lick. I mean a full on top to bottom lick. It is weird. I'm hoping if I ignore it he will stop.

Well, today I go to get him out of bed from nap, and he holds his hands out to me, so I kiss his palm. Which is slimy. Not just a little damp, I mean one step below dripping wet. SLIMY. I think he must have entertained himself by licking his hands while he waited for me to come get him. YUCK.

***I'm recycling my board posts LOL*** (NOT copied from my board hahaha)

Sorry for all the copied from my board posts, but I shared a bunch of monkey stories there this week, which I also feel the need to share with you.

*** The Thought That Inspired The Title Of This Post (Can you train a house fly?)***

I was thinking how much easier my day would be if house flies were trainable. See, Moira hates bugs. Loathes them. Runs away freaking out if she sees one. So, as I was telling her for the 15th time to "GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN!!!" and "STOP PLAYING IN THE WATER!!!" I thought how wonderful it would be if I could just say to our pet fly:
"Marty, go fly around in the kitchen"....and then Moira would stay out of there. Brilliant, right?

I'm assuming at this point you are thinking "Why is her pet fly named Marty?"
Well, 2 reasons---
1) His full name is Marty McFly, like Michael J. Fox's character in the Back To The Future movies. Great name for a pet fly, isn't it?
and 2) He just looks like a Marty...this hypothetical pet fly I'm thinking of.

Although I did just realize that flies have a lifespan of what, 2 days? I guess if you add in the time involved in teaching a new fly to understand English then training him to follow commands...then having to do a funeral every 2 days, I guess it's not practical. Darn. I was looking forward to Marty, and maybe his wife Bea (Bee, get it? Come on, that was funny! Thank you! I'll be here all week...don't forget to tip your waitress)