Today is John’s last day of first grade. This morning I took some pictures of him on the front porch and then we headed to the bus stop. Gillian took off running and John followed. I’m not sure what happened next but John ended up on the sidewalk screaming “Gill you can’t do that!” I… Continue reading Bus stop
Daddy told me that I should ask John “What’s on a compass?” I listened to home and asked John. John said “There’s an N. And a E and a S. And also a W!” And he stopped talking. That couldn’t be the end. So I asked “Is that it?” And John said “Well there’s an… Continue reading Never eat soggy waffles
John is pretty good at math. They have just started adding two digit numbers together with regrouping (or carrying over, like how I learned to add). Anyway, he is always impressed with how I can do his math problems in my head. And sometimes he likes to quiz me. “What’s 100 plus 100?” I’ll answer… Continue reading Math problems
On John’s first day of school, he came home and told us “We are going to have a music concert in June!” (check out First Day of First Grade). Well he was wrong, the concert wasn’t in June, it was in January! The concert was on Friday. John has been talking about the concert for… Continue reading Sunshine
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
In September, I signed up to be a reader for ABC, Atchison Book Club, at John’s school. ABC is a program, where once a month a parent comes to school and reads a book to a class. I was told by some other members of the PTA, that this is a popular program and gets filled up… Continue reading ABC Reader
We were about a minute too late to get the bus this morning. As I locked the front door, I saw the bus drive past our street. It was totally my fault. I should have gotten us outside earlier. But I thought, it’s Monday so the bus would probably be late. Well I was wrong.… Continue reading Missed the bus
I got to pick up the kids from school on Friday. I picked up Gillian first and we went together to pick up John. It was my first time picking him up from MFA, but Gillian has already picked him up three times. One of the teachers saw Gillian and said “Go get John.” John… Continue reading The Nurse
Today was John’s first day of First Grade. John woke up early and we told him to get dressed. I had a collared shirt and khaki shorts picked out for John to wear for his first day. John got dressed and I went to help him find socks and he was wearing a completely different… Continue reading First day of First Grade
Dear John, Like I told you tonight when I tucked you in, be strong, be brave, be you. You are an amazing boy. You are funny, silly, big-hearted and smart. Listen to your teachers and you will have a great day. If you see Mommy cry tomorrow, don’t be scared. I know you are ready… Continue reading Dear John: First Grade
John and Gill went up a hill 