Roasty Toasties for Two:remedy for envy

I just had such a pleasant time with Benicio. The best way to cut a deal with him is to give him things of his very own and most especially time of his very own. Geoff went with Manny and the other first and second graders to Camp Laughing Waters. Since he heard about the trip, Benicio's reactions have just been, well, they've been honest. From bursting into tears, "I'm feeling so jealous right now!" To stockpiling things Manny wasn't excited about into his own "camping bag." And when praying for Manny last night, "that he would have fun and do interesting things at Camp Laughing Waters."

What we did tonight:
-Ate at our sushi counter and not the dining room table.
-Watched the Furious Five while doing everyone's nails (toes too!).
-Bathed the girls while he listened to CD's in his room.
-Read to the girls while he bathed.
-He soaked and talked quietly with his action figures.
-After the girls fell asleep, we sneaked down to the kitchen where we roasted marshmallows on the stove and dipped them in melted chocolate (his idea).
-Then we drank ice water on the back porch while we made a business plan. He wants to sell paintings ($2 for small marker drawings, $3 for paintings, and $5 for sitting portraits). He wants to save for a Nintendo DS and a game to go with it.
-While I dumped the pool, he swung on the swing while the moon came out.
-Highlight: while swinging, I was pitching the kickball to him. he laughed and said, "I knew it would be just as fun at home tonight."
-Phew.