THE RULES

1. No come ons while chewing food.
2. Only the driver can choose Sirius radio stations.
3. Pasta bowls, soup bowls and large glasses all have their own spots in the dishwasher.
4. Rules can be made up at any time.
5. When someone else is in the room, the laptop goes down.
6. The person using the laptop should not yell at the awkward keyboard.
7. No chewing gum in the car.
8. No chewing gum unless there's enough for the other person.
9. No come ons while chewing gum.
10. Only the passenger can choose Sirius radio stations.
11. No animated movies for falling asleep movies.
12. No unseen movies for falling asleep movies.
13. No more Matrix for falling asleep movies.
14. No emotional shopping.
15. No criticism for emotional shopping.
16. Make more than enough coffee.
17. Only fold your own laundry. Don't try to fold Brian's.
18. Laundry shall only be left in the machine for one day.
19. Every load of laundry for every person has a prescribed detergent/cycle/fabric softener.
20. No opening clean dishwasher without putting dishes away.
21. No Newfie jokes, sexist jokes, or jokes about the Pope.
22. Extra points for the most offensive joke.
23. No getting the dog excited about a walk with the intention of making the other person take the dog for a walk.
24. Please check separate list for rules on loading the dishwasher.
25. Every item has a place. It's just that sometimes, that place is stupid, and needs to be changed.
26. No opinions on placement of diapers is allowed unless you are the primary diaper changer.
27. No talking on the phone in the same room as someone who is watching television.
28. Turn off the television if the other person gets involved in an important phone call.
29. Turn off the television if you want to talk.
30. Turn off the television if you are not watching it.
31. Turn off the television if you can't agree on a show.
32. Turn off the television.
33. Turn on the television if Hannah is fussy.
34. No Disney movies for Hannah after the big fish in the beginning of Finding Nemo made her cry.
35. No playing of Diana Krall while Carla is in the house.
36. No making fun of Diana Krall's narcoleptic singing (she's so relaxing. Makes you just wanna get up and stretch.)
37. Take turns on wii tennis.
38. Person holding Hannah during wii tennis has a Hannah-cap, therefore, Hannah holding duties shall be shared during wii tennis.
39. No Boneyard on Sirius Satellite radio, and no Left of Center.
40. Person who made elaborate dinner is exempt from dishes duty, but not from keeping dish-doer company.
41. Person who made elaborate dinner should clean as they go.
42. Not every large dish needs to sit overnight to "soak."
43. Dice rolled on the floor during Yahtzee can be played as they landed, or rolled again.
43. No one can roll dice on floor during Yahtzee to take advantage of rule 44.
45. Person who encourages Hannah or Stella to make a mess must clean it up.
46. Stella gets first dibs on crusts.
47. Stella is not allowed on furniture, unless she asks to come up.
48. Don't make Stella come up on furniture for cuddles.
49. Rules are subject to change, challenge, ridicule and disregard.
50. No more making up new rules.