Tonight we took the kids to dinner at Johnny Rockets. We all ordered milkshakes and ate dinner. Towards the end of our meal, the waitress came over and asked if we wanted dessert. Daddy and I both said no. When she left, John said “Well I would like dessert.” We just stared at him. He… Continue reading Tonight
We took the kids to the diner for dinner tonight. John wanted eggs and toast for dinner. Gillian wanted pancakes. We ordered and the kids entertained themselves by coloring on their menus. Gillian then announced to everyone, “I have to go potty!” I ran her to the bathroom, shushing her the entire time. Gillian took… Continue reading The diner
While preparing dinner tonight, I had a pot of water on the stove. John came over and blew at the flames on the burner. I said “What are you doing?” He said “What? It’s flambago!” For the past couple of nights, Clover (Gillian’s bunny) has been sitting in the baby seat at the dinner and… Continue reading Dinner and homework
Tonight at dinner, John taught me all about friction. He said “You know gravity holds us down. Friction stops us from sliding all over the place. Without gravity we would be flying. But friction is really important. Imagine a room that has carpet on one side and no carpet on the other. The carpet makes… Continue reading Friction
This morning it was hard to wake the kids up. I knew it would be rough and I sent them to bed at 7:30 the night before. But it didn’t help. I went in to wake up John. He just grunted at me and said “Why do I have to go back to school?” Gillian,… Continue reading back to school
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
At dinner tonight, Daddy and I were talking but Gillian was trying to get Daddy’s attention. “Excuse me. Daddy, excuse me. Daddy. Daddy. Daddy. Excuse me.” Finally Daddy stopped to ask Gillian what she needed. She said “I have more broccoli?” You can’t say no to that request. Daddy gave her more broccoli and she… Continue reading Excuse me
Tonight at dinner, we asked the kids about their days. Gillian said “I play with Nicholas and Sophia. I sit in timeout chair.” I asked her why she had to go to timeout. She said “I didn’t stay on my mat at naptime.” At least she is honest. We asked John the same question. He… Continue reading How was your day?
During dinner tonight, John told me all about his day. His class had Mad Science today and they learned about dry ice. He said “Dry ice is carbon dioxide. And when it melts it doesn’t leave a puddle. And you can’t touch it. It will hurt you! We should get some for Halloween. Then we… Continue reading Exciting day
We ordered Chinese food for dinner tonight. The kids ate all their dinner and were able to have a fortune cookie for dessert. John opened his first. He asked me to read his fortune for him. The fortune was perfect for John. It said “Great success comes from patience.” John didn’t understand his fortune, but… Continue reading The fortune cookie
John and Gill went up a hill 