I brought John to work with me the past couple of days. Sharon asked him on Monday, “Did Santa bring you everything you wanted?” He said “No. And I’m not going to tell you what I wanted.” Sharon laughed about it when she recounted the story to me later. That night when I had both… Continue reading What I really wanted
I picked up Gillian from school today. In the car on our way to get John, Gillian wanted to play I Spy again. But I didn’t want to play. I guess she got frustrated with me, so she started to quack. Instead of calling her out on making the noise, every time she would quack… Continue reading The duck
I picked up the kids from school today and as Gillian and I walked out of school, she asked “Can we play I spy?” I said “Of course.” As we drove to get John, we played “I Spy.” Gillian is not very good. So we stick to simple ideas. I started and said “I spy… Continue reading I spy
This morning, I found two paper bracelets in Gillian’s bookbag. I asked her about them. She said “They’re bracelets. I made them.” Yup. She was very helpful. Tonight, Daddy asked her “Gillian, what are these?” She said “Bracelets. And when you wear them you turn into whatever super hero you want.” She put them on,… Continue reading The bracelets
At dinner tonight, I asked John about his day. He said “It was good.” I noticed that he had a new library book in his backpack, so I said “I see you had library today. What other special do you have with library?” He said “Spanish.” I said “Great. What words did you learn today?” … Continue reading Spanish Class
When GillIan heard that it was Aunt Betty’s birthday last week, the first thing she said to me was “When do we get cake?” She was a little distraught to find out that we weren’t going to have any cake. I suggested that maybe we invite Aunt Betty over this weekend and make her a… Continue reading The cake
I tucked Gillian into bed tonight and she asked me “You want me to tell you a story?” If Gillian asks you if she can tell you a story, you never turn it down. It will not disappoint. I said “Of course.” She rested her head on her hand and thought for a minute. Then… Continue reading The story
On Tuesday morning, Daddy took John to the fire station behind our house to vote. John was so excited and proud. That night after dinner, I asked John if he wanted to go vote with me. He said “Yes! You can do all the picks and I’ll push the finish button!” Well John got a… Continue reading Voting
Tonight Daddy and I had a conference with John’s teacher. We asked Grandma and Grandpa to watch the kids while we were at the conference. When we arrived home, we found Gillian trying to spread blankets on the floor. I told her to put them away and that made Gillian very upset. Daddy calmed her… Continue reading Clap
Halloween this year was much like every other year. But this year, Gillian asked me “Can you come to my parade?” I said “I’m not sure.” She said “Last year all my friends’ parents came but you wasn’t there.” Wow, way to lay on the guilt trip Gillian. It worked. I made sure I was… Continue reading Halloween 2014
John and Gill went up a hill 