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
I bought John a new t-shirt and it came in the mail today. I showed it to him. He read it. He laughed and said “That’s cause his arms are little! And you know what? His nose is too big!” And then he made his arms short like a T-Rex and walked out of the… Continue reading T-Rex
John has a quiz tomorrow on maps, directions and state facts. I our way home tonight, I reminded him about his quiz. He said “Do I have to study? Cause I know it all. Remember I got all the questions right last night.” I quizzed him anyway. I asked “What is the state animal?” He… Continue reading Never eat soggy waffles
Tonight we took the kids to St. Denis for their Trunk or Treat. If you are not familiar, a Trunk or Treat is when a school or an organization has people park their cars and they give out candy from their trunks. It’s a safe alternative to kids going door to door. We have never… Continue reading Trunk or Treat
Today we took the kids pumpkin picking. We met Mimi, Uncle T, Aunt Missy and Kenzie for lunch and then headed to tbe pumpkin patch. John was determined this year to find the perfect pumpkin. I take that back. He is always determined. His rules for a perfect pumpkin are “1) it’s orange, 2) it’s… Continue reading Pumpkin pickin
John’s school had a family night program tonight. John really really wanted to go. When I picked him up from school, he told me “I didn’t do my homework in Time+.” I told him that he needed to do all his homework if he wanted to go to back to school. This was perfect motivation.… Continue reading Family Night
Yesterday John told Daddy, “I’m hungry.” Daddy offered “Do you want Taquitos?” John said “What?” “Taquitos.” “But I don’t know what that is!” Daddy again repeated “Taquitos.” John got angry “Don’t say it in Spanish!” Daddy said “It’s still Taquitos. Do you want some?” John said “Taqui-NO!”
In the car today, I asked John “What was your favorite part of the day?” He said “Everything!” I hate that answer. So I said “Tell me one part of your day that made you smile.” He said “Tech class. Every time we go, there is a new picture on the computer screens. And today… Continue reading Tech class
My kids are clumsy. John runs into walls. Gillian falls out of chairs. John falls off couches. Gillian trips over the dog. They come by this honestly. I am very clumsy myself. But they take it to a new level. Tonight Gillian ran to her room. She completely ran into our bedroom door. She hit… Continue reading I’m okay!
Yesterday John’s school practiced a lock down drill. Let me first say that I find it sad that they need to have these kinds of drills. But tonight at dinner, we asked John to describe it. He said “First we were working. And then they announced over the speaker that we were going into lock… Continue reading Lock down
John and Gill went up a hill 