I am lucky. My kids play very well with each other. Tonight they made a little game out of chasing each other around the kitchen island. Gillian was holding her wand and John was holding his two swords. John was trying to tap Gillian on the back with his sword. But she wasn’t running fast… Continue reading Busy
On Christmas Eve, I decided to make cookies with the kids. I made them each their own batch of sugar cookies. They got to pick their cookie cutters. John chose two different dinosaurs, a big circle, a baseball bat and the swamp fox. Gillian chose a flower, a big Mickey Mouse head, a small Mickey… Continue reading Making Cookies
We were asking the kids what they want for Christmas. Gillian said “Baby doll. And Mickey Mouse!” John said “I want something to play music. A blaster!” I looked at Daddy and we both were confused. We had no idea what he was talking about. So Daddy says why don’t you draw it for me?… Continue reading Blaster
Today Daddy and I were upstairs watching football and decorating cookies. We could hear the kids in the basement playing and giggling. They sounded like they were having a good time, but we couldn’t see what they were doing. Gillian’s giggles could be heard upstairs and it sounded like she was having a good time. … Continue reading giggles
Gillian has grown up a lot over the past week. Daddy and I are not sure if it was because we had nine days home with the kids so we were able to see it or if she is just at that stage. She is talking a lot more. She is more independent. She used… Continue reading Gillian and her book
We found out today that the kids’ school is open tomorrow. At first I told Miss Kim that the kids would be there unless I didn’t have power at the office. After thinking about it a little bit, I decided that they need to go to school. They need to be with other kids and… Continue reading Play time
I picked the kids up from school on Friday, and John had two witch hat cookies on a plate. He was so proud of these cookies. He told me “They are for you and Daddy. We got to make three today, and I had one at snack.” As soon as Gillian saw the cookie she… Continue reading Witch Hat Cookies
One year ago today I posted my first blog entry. I have to say that I am very happy that I stuck with it, and continue to post. Over the past year, I have posted 286 times and the kids have been on many adventures. Here are some of my favorite adventures: The Turtle Back… Continue reading 1 year anniversary
John took all the pillows from the couches and laid them all over the basement floor. He was jumping from pillow to pillow. Then he tells us “I can only touch the ground when I say ‘lava proof.’” Then we watch him stand on one pillow and adjust the one next to it. As he… Continue reading Lava Proof
The kids and I had a relaxing night at home. I made grilled cheese sandwiches for dinner and put on John’s favorite movie (this week): Popper’s Penguins. I asked John to explain the movie to Gillian. He said “Gilly, there’s this one penguin his name is Loudy. And he’s really noisy.” That’s how he explained… Continue reading Cake
John and Gill went up a hill 