You kiss your Mother with that mouth?

God knows I have two of the most precious, beautiful little princesses to ever walk the face of the earth but some of the things that come out of their mouths...well, not so princess like. For instance, this morning, this is what I heard at my breakfast table..
 Gabs: "Me faaaarted!" (apparently, she was having a little issue with flatulence) .
Bella: "Gabs!!!! You don't just fart and say  'Me Farted" . You say, "Excuse me. I farted, OK?" ( almost like, do you have a problem with that.) Mind you I am sitting at the table absolutely losing it, I am literally in tears.. It continues on...
Gabs:"NO, me say- Me FAAAAARTED!" (Uncontrollable maniacal laughing ensues.)
Bella (completely unamused) "What are you going to do when you are in school? (She's so mature just because she is starting Kindergarten next year. What a big girl!) "Gabs, you have to say EXCUSE ME!"
Gabs: "Why?"
Bella:"Because its rude!!" (She has almost exhausted her very last nerve. I seem to be familiar with that feeling).
Gabs: "WHHHHHHY?" (All exasperated and fed up with Bella's nagging!)
Bella: "Because it Stinks!!"(Huff Puff)
Gabs: "Me NO Stink!"(completely indignant).
Bella: "What? Are you just going to fart and run away??"
Gabs: (So completely over the conversation) "Yeah, me run away!" And she got up and left the table!
I was in awe of this conversation because Bella was being so mature and trying to explain manners to her 2 year old sister and because Gabs was completely loving driving her sister bananas. She knows to say excuse me, she just thinks its funny to irritate her sister by announcing the fact that she has broke wind. Oh , my princess, I'm so proud of her fearlessness.

   Gabs: She looks sweet, right? Don't be fooled!

Bella: All business; no time for your shenanigans Gabs! I'm calling Daddy! You're in trouble!

Play date time ettiquette

So, I am having a wonderful play date the other day ( well the kids were having the play date , I was enjoying my time hanging out with the Mommy, my friend)let's call it a family play date! Then it occurred to me, what is the appropriate duration of a play date for children the ages of 2-5? What the hell is proper play date protocol? Seriously, I have had play dates that have lasted a half hour that seemed like an eternity.  Play dates that lasted 5 hours and it seemed like not quite enough time together. Play dates where you are waiting to put in your time so you can leave. You know what I am talking about. You are sitting there, watching the clock, thinking to yourself, can I leave now without looking like a giant a**hole? I guess it all depends on the company and the activity. But really, there has to be some kind of etiquette to this; some sort of method to all the madness. If not, chaos will break out. Mommies will be  walking out mid sentence once they start hearing something they don't like; others will become squatters! Oh no, the humanity. I am so lucky, I have been doing this Mommy gig long enough to have a really great  group of Mommies kids that we have play dates with, so really most of our play dates are ,seriously, 2-5 hours in duration (so awesome how well my girls sleep on those nights). Sometimes we hit the zoo, sometimes we watch a kids movie, sometimes we have coffee and the kids play dress up, sometimes it a combo and lunch. It's been a long time since I've felt the need to flee the scene of a play date going to hell in a hand basket but I know they are out there. I just want to know what the acceptable behavior is in such scenarios? Any ideas? Send them my way.I'd like to share them with all the mom's I know, cause if one more person gets up in the middle of my conversations to leave...my head may explode:) LOL I jest....no one leaves when I'm on one of my tirades.