Today I got to spend the day at John’s school volunteering. Since I wasn’t at work, I was able to pick up Gillian early. I told her this morning that I would pick her up after nap time (around 3:00). I got to Gillian’s school and they were all sitting at their tables. Gillian’s back… Continue reading Observation
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
I don’t always get to pick up Gillian from school, so I really look forward to my Tuesday pick up. Tonight, the kids were outside playing when I arrived. I watched Gillian run across the playground with Dorlisa and Nicholas. She didn’t see me. They ran over to the climbing wall and Nicholas said “Gill,… Continue reading Pick up
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
Gillian started taking pre-ballet class at her school. It is with Wee Can Dance. They come to Gillian’s school once a week and teach basic ballet techniques. They do an introductory class and Gillian really enjoyed it. We figured we would sign her up and see if she likes it or not. Gillian was super… Continue reading Dance class
When I went to get Gillian from school today, I found her in her classroom with some of her friends. They were sitting in a semicircle looking at a dry erase board. One little boy was drawing something on the board and they were all guessing what he drew. They were so cute raising their… Continue reading Pictionary
Today was John’s first day of second grade. He was not happy about getting up this morning. He whined “I just don’t like school. I don’t like all the work!” Daddy and I explained that going to school was his job. He seemed to get it. Daddy asked “Do you want to take the bus… Continue reading First day of 2nd grade
I got to camp today just as the kids were starting their snack. John’s eyes opened wide when he saw me. He wasn’t happy. I just can’t win. When I get there late he’s mad, when I’m early he’s mad. We headed to Gillian’s school. In the car, he told me about his day. They… Continue reading The pickup
Today I got to go back to John’s school for ABC reader. It is a program where the PTA donates a book and once a month a parent reads it to every class in the school. This month’s book was a funny version of the three little pigs. John got to sit next to me… Continue reading ABC reader
At the bus stop this morning, I asked John about school. He said “We learned about money! We had a special class. Where we got to count money.” I asked him, “What’s the smallest coin?” He grinned and said “The dime. It’s silver!” I’m impressed, so I asked “How much is a dime?” He said… Continue reading Money
John and Gill went up a hill 