Eat It AND Wear It?

So, we’ve finished reading Nick’s Roald Dahl collection, consisting of The Twits, Witches, Esio Trot, George’s Marvelous Medicine, The BFG, and Matilda. Then we read Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Then we read Witches again.

Finally, I talked Nick into starting on his Judy Blume collection. The first book is Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing. I forgot how enjoyable this book is. Nick really likes it also. Two nights ago I had to read three chapters to him instead of our usual two. Anyway, we had read the chapter where Fudge won’t eat and hasn’t eaten anything for several days. The Dad finally tells Fudge to eat it or wear it. When Fudge still refuses to eat, he takes him and puts him in the bathtub, then pours his bowl of corn flakes on top of him. Then later, when the Mom, Peter, and Fudge are at a restaurant, Fudge is being his usual bad self, and in the midst of making a mess with his meal, he says wear it, then pours his food all over himself.

Pretty funny stuff. So funny in fact that last night, while feeding the kids their “bedtime” snack, Nick had finished his bowl of cereal, drank all his milk, then said,

“Dad, eat it or wear it!”

I looked up from the front room just in time to see Nick pouring his cereal bowl over his head. Unfortunately, there was still a tiny bit of milk in the bottom of the bowl and I saw it dripping onto Nick’s head. Nick was all smiles as he turned around. I must admit it was pretty funny. Good thing it was only a couple of drops and not a whole bowl full of milk. Thanks Fudge.