Pool Rules

We've come up with a new rule this summer ... "Do NOT ask us repeatedly if we can go swimming."  Myra's gotten into the habit already of asking first thing in the morning if we can go swimming.  Sometimes we tell her "not today", sometimes it's "we'll have to see", and other times it's "we'll go after [whatever]".  That doesn't stop her from asking (or reminding us) about it later.  "Remember how you said we could go swimming after ..."  It's getting old.  Back to the rule.

If Myra asks after we've already answered whether we can go swimming or not, we stay home one day for every time she asks or reminds us.  In other words, once we've answered, there's NO MORE talk about going swimming.  We started the new rule this morning after telling her we would go swimming this afternoon.  Apparently, we underestimated her intelligence ...

NOAH (this afternoon when coming out of our room where he and Myra were watching cartoons): "Mommy, are we going to go swimming?"
MOMMY (knowing Noah's not one to ask): "Did Myra send you out here?"
NOAH (in his best girl voice):  "She said go ask Mommy when we get to go swimming."

I guess we're going to have to twique the rule a bit.