John got Bluetooth headphones for Christmas. He is obsessed with listening to music. Most mornings he comes downstairs wearing his headphones. Wednesday morning he came downstairs wearing his headphones and carrying his chromebook. He starting getting his breakfast ready and Gillian was also getting her breakfast ready. I turned my back briefly and they were… Continue reading Headphones

We took the hooligans to Panera for dinner tonight. They each ordered a grilled cheese and Gillian asked me if she could have some of my salad too. I had her taste the dressing and she loved it. So I gave her a little helping of salad. She ate all of it. After she ate… Continue reading Warm cookies

The kids love to jinx each other. I don’t know how it happened but all of a sudden John stopped talking during homework time tonight. He just sat there. I finally said “What’s wrong with you?” Gillian said “I jinxed him!” So Gillian and I had to tease him a little bit.

Gillian asked to help make dinner tonight. I immediately said no, but she persisted. We made some breaded chicken. She cracked the eggs and prepped the breadcrumbs. I showed her how light the stove and turn the flame to the proper temperature. She put the chicken in the eggs and then into the breadcrumbs. She… Continue reading Helper

Mimi found a disposable camera in her desk. She thought that Gillian would love it so she left it on Gillian’s desk at the dealership. The kids school was closed today and I brought them to work with me. Gillian found the camera on her desk and immediately brought it over to me. She said… Continue reading The camera

Daddy hooked the kids up with a waterproof Bluetooth speaker for their shower. I was downstairs in the kitchen working on some cookies and I heard Gillian singing in the shower. I had to record it. Give it a few seconds. She really gets into it.

Gillian got “Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls” for Christmas this year. It has 100 short stories of amazing women throughout history. I read Gillian one or two stories every night. Tonight we read about Coco Chanel. Gillian was so excited. Gillian is an aspiring fashion designer and was excited to hear how Coco got… Continue reading Rebel Girls

In the middle of the night I found a whoopee cushion in between my pillows. I asked John about it this morning and he said “I didn’t do it. What color was it?” I told him it was red. He said “Oh that’s my whoopee cushion, but I didn’t do it. Gill was probably framing… Continue reading The whoopee cushion

We set up our Amazon Echo this weekend. Gillian is loving the fact that she can just ask Alexa to play a song and have an instant dance party. Tonight she added the microphone.

We had a snow day on Thursday due to winter storm Grayson. On Thursday night we got the call that school was closed on Friday as well. I announced the closure to the kids and they had two different reactions. Love how different they reacted to the same news. And yes, he was still wearing… Continue reading School or Snow Day