1.5 hours

That is how long it takes for one of my children to confess to opening and eating from the chocolate bag.

1.5 hours +
taking away their stuffies (works even for the big kids) +
making them sit on the floor with their noses against the wall +
taking toothbrushes (no - not the ones they use!) and cleaning out the sill in the living room window *shudder* (years of fly guts and grunge in that one) +
1 mother staring them down as they sat on the couch

= confession

My children are *almost* more stubborn than I am. I was nearly ready to give up and send them to bed. I only wish they could have held on just a little longer - I have plenty more window sills to clean. Now *that* would have been priceless.