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One day while in St. George, my parents took us to dinner.  On the drive, one of the girls asked how much longer it would take to get there.  About two seconds after we got in the car. 

Grandpa suggested she wait five minutes, and ask again.  She lasted two minutes, and asked again, as we were pulling into the parking lot.

"We're here," Grandpa laughed and said, "Why would you ask now?"

"Just for fun," she said.

"We're trying to see how annoying we can be," said her sister.

"It's working, that's for sure," I quipped.

"I think you could write a book on it!" joked Grandpa.

There ensued a hilarious conversation where they laid out their plans for a new book--complete with chapter titles and a marketing plan.

How To Annoy Your Parents

(In the Car or Anywhere)

by The Three Sweet Terrors

Chapter 1:  "Guess What, Mom.  Guess What, Dad"  Repeat Several Times and Then "Forget" What You Were Going To Say

Chapter 2:  "Are We There Yet?  How Much Longer?"

Chapter 3:  "Mom, She's Touching Me."

Chapter 4:  "Mooooom, She's Looking AT ME!"

Chapter 5:  "Are We Almost There?  How Much Longer?"

Chapter 6:  "You Say That Funny."   

(This refers to Grandpa's Utah accent.  The girls kept asking why he pronounced things the way he did.  It was annoying.)

Chapter 7:  The Subtle Art of Making Small Repetitive Sounds

Chapter 8:  Annoying Songs to Sing Repeatedly

Chapter 9:  Don't Give Up: Annoyance is an Art Form

Chapter 10:  When Grandpa's Driving (New Ideas for an Older Generation)

Despite it being a very funny conversation, which resulted in me thinking my girls are pretty darn clever, it offered me some insight.  You see, they know all of these things are annoying, YET they continue to do them during travel.  I have decided that next time they try one of their neat little annoyance tricks, I will expect the full written chapter before they can get out of the car.  Seems fair, don't you think?