Keep Out!

There comes a time in every boy’s life when he reaches his limit with his little sister nosing into his business. That day came today for both of my sons.

Both boys are heavily involved in intricate, on-going projects on their desks: one is constructing a giant starship out of LEGOs; the other is crafting a makeshift robot from the spare parts of the remote-control car and portable DVD player he recently disassembled.

At first I just heard the usual, “Mo-ommmm, she’s in our room again! Tell her to stop playing with our stuff!”

But then I heard some whispering and giggles, followed by a downstairs dash for construction paper and markers and a request to borrow scotch tape.

When I made my way upstairs I found this on the boys’ bedroom door:



I thought this sign in particular deserved a close-up: