Last night, I drew a hot bath for Gillian. She was so content and took her time getting herself washed. I said “Gillian you gotta get your body washed.” She said “But I’m just relaxing. You know like one of those places where you get green on your face and then they put pickles on… Continue reading Pickles
Tonight while the kids were in the bathtub, John asked me “Do you remember when I was born?” What a question. How could a mom ever forget when her child arrived? Anyway, I said “Of course.” He smiled and said “Do you remember when I walked for the first time?” I told him “Yes. And I… Continue reading Reminiscing
Every night after bathtime, I dry off John and then send him to his room to get pajamas. He is pretty good at picking out his pajamas. Tonight I sent him to his room and finished rinsing the soap out of Gillian’s hair. A few minutes later we heard a crash and then a cry.… Continue reading Pajamas
We have quite a bit of candy in our house from Halloween. Every night after dinner, the kids raid the candy bucket. They are each allowed one big candy bar or two small pieces of candy. Tonight, the kids each picked two small bags of plain M&Ms. John ate all of his M&Ms but Gillian… Continue reading Candy
Today we were running errands with the kids. In the car, I told the kids that they needed to behave at while we were shopping or there would be no shows when we got home. John said “Well I mostly cleaned the basement.” When he said “mostly” he put his hands in the air and wiggled… Continue reading Oh John
This morning Daddy told me to ask John if his armpits smelled. I thought the request was a little odd, but it turned out to be a funny story. I went into John’s room to help him pick out some shorts that matched his shirt and I casually asked him “John, do your armpits smell?” … Continue reading Boys will be boys
I give Gillian baths at night. And every night there is drama about getting the soap out of her hair. I have tried to get her to lay down on her back and lean her head back but she doesn’t want to try. She gets upset and refuses to lay in the water. Even though… Continue reading Bath time assistant
John and Gill went up a hill 