The Green Finger

S went to her best friends birthday party a couple of Saturdays ago. I have a very cute video of the two of them skating.

Anyway, I was talking to the mom and aunt of the birthday boy, they told me the most fascinating story. Birthday boy had a problem with picking his nose and all matter of punishments and threats were not working to stop this problem. That is when the 'Booger Man' found out about the problem. See the 'Booger Mans' job it to make sure kids stop picking there nose. He sneaks into there room at night and turns there picker finger green. The said finger says green for days allowing everyone the offender knows to see proof that he picked his nose. After this story, was told I remember seeing a green finger at school one day when I was helping out in the class. Everything makes sense now. Why, when I asked what happened to his finger, he turned bright red, ducked his head and went the other direction.

This story enlightened my mind. There are so many possibilities with this new found knowledge...enter thumb man. Thumb man has in essence,the same job. If he finds out you have been sucking your thumb he turns your finger orange or red (I started the story before I had picked a color) and makes it taste terrible. Z has had a slight problem with sucking her thumb. She has been warned now about thumb man and what his job is. I have not seen her suck her thumb in about a week. Amazing right! Now hopefully there will be follow through if I ever catch her doing it. Hopefully I will have food coloring on hand as well!