i took the pillow

 

A few months ago Sam and I were shopping for some new pillows. Our old feather pillows were pretty much shot and it was time to trade them in. We ended up buying a Tempur Pedic pillow. It felt so soft and lovely in the store but when we got it home it was like sleeping on a rock. They apparently take a long time to break in and it ended up being pushed on to the floor. Eventually, Jem discovered it and claimed it for his own and loves it.
Fast forward to tonight. Once again, the boys were jumping in their beds and being noisy and loud. They had been warned that there would be consequences if they continued and they chose to continue. So Truett was taken over to the play room and put into his old crib but I wasn't sure of what to do with Jem. Truett is the main culprit usually, but Jem instigates. As I walked back towards his room, I had the thought to take his pillow away. He was already waiting for me, his pillow and bear in hand, ready to climb into my bed instead of his own. I told him that he could go back to his bed but that he couldn't take his pillow and I handed him a different one. And he absolutely fell apart. I felt a little bad for him but realized that I had hit on a new tool for my toolbox. I love finding new tools for my toolbox. Who would have thought it would take the form of a pillow? That pillow was worth every cent.