my kingdom for an umbrella

pooka has been asking for a new umbrella ever since she broke her last one ages ago. i kept putting her off saying, "we'll get you a new one when it's rain season again." well, yesterday we had freezing rain and we were at the dollar store, so i caved and bought a cheap umbrella. she was elated. she went on and on about how she has wanted a new umbrella ever since she was 3. i said, "now your life is complete." she replied, "well, almost. i still need a sister." so that's what it takes to fulfill a pooka: a new umbrella and a sister. who knew?

problem is, last night's temper tantrum cost her the umbrella and she is unwilling to do the things she needs to do to earn it back (that is, be good for about 8 consecutive hours). first thing this morning, she was asking me for it. we got into it a little bit and i told her i didn't want to hear about the umbrella again until i came home. at that time, i would talk to daddy about whether she had earned it back. she pestered kisu so much about it this morning that he added to the time the umbrella would be lost to her and this caused a meltdown equal to the one from last night. seriously, who knew a 5 year old would be willing to undergo so much punishment for a simple umbrella that she's not even allowed to use inside the house, anyway?!