Funny or not?

I have to admit sometimes when I should be disciplining (or maybe just stopping) my kids, I sit there and laugh instead. Take yesterday as an example, I specifically told James it was quiet time and he needed to stay in his room. If he came out, there were going to be privileges taken away.  After about 3 minutes, I heard him scurry downstairs, climb up on the counter in the kitchen and get a package of fruit snacks. I positioned myself at the foot of the stairs and waited for him to round the corner from the kitchen. When he saw me, he kind of jumped, then not missing a beat said, " I was getting you a snack, Mom." While I knew it was TOTALLY a lie, I couldn't keep a straight face. As quickly as I could, I wiped the grin away and told him he could have them if he took a nap. Surprisingly enough, he actually did take a nap. I guess somtimes it pays to be nice to get something you want.