Blanket wars

Linus, I mean Tara, is very fond of her blanket. I think she'd take it to school if she could fit it in her back pack. I think I saw her trying to do that once...

She drags it around the house, depositing it wherever it falls. So, to counter this I made the rule that it had to be on their made beds - don't take it off your bed, kids. Oh and by the way Emily has picked up Tara's habit and also drags her blanket around, too. Well, the rule lasted about 10 minutes. Just long enough for me to leave their rooms. Out came the blankets off the freshly made beds. When questioned they both feigned surprise. "Oh... this blanket?...Oh.. you see.... I thought you meant.... another blanket." So they put it back for about 10 minutes. I guess they think I'll forget the rule by then.
So then Aunt Dee bought them both Disney blankets. Perfect, I thought! Now they can drag these around instead of the huge comforters. Well, they love the blankets for sure, but now they drag both around the house. They pull dolls on them, sit on them, pull each other on them, cuddle with them, the list goes on and on.

I know, I thought. I will put the comforters away in the basement and tell them they are being washed for a long, long time. Every hour on the hour, kind of like a grandfather clock. "Are the blankets washed yet?"

New tactic. I know! I will put them away for the summer. "You don't need those heavy blankets in the summer, do you kids?"
"YES WE MOST CERTAINLY DO", they added with a hint of panic in their voices.
I give up. Blankets abound. Blankets in the living room and on the kitchen floor. I picked my battle-and lost- and now I am admitting defeat.