Daddy works late on Tuesday nights. So I picked up the kids and we had dinner together. After dinner John wanted to “race.” The “race” is a new game that he and Gillian made up. Basically one gets Gillian’s doll stroller and the other one gets Gillian’s shopping cart and they chase each other around… Continue reading Silly Tuesday

Gillian was overdue for her 18 month well visit. Every time I went to schedule an appointment, Gillian had a cold. I was finally able to schedule an appointment for today (Gillian is just one day shy of 20 months today). I dropped John off at school and Gillian and I headed to the pediatrician.… Continue reading Doctor's Appointment

On Saturday, John and I decided to make a cake. John did all the mixing as I added the ingredients. According to John, “it’s easier to stir with the water than the eggs.” Anyway, we poured the batter into two round pans and put them in the oven. I had a small argument with John… Continue reading The cake

Tonight at dinner, John asked to be excused. I told him no and that we would be going right to the bathtub when I was done with dinner. “But I’m not dirty!” I looked at John and said Gillian has eggs in her hair (we had Brinner tonight) you need to take a bath tonight.… Continue reading My biggest kid

I gave the kids a bath tonight. After bath time, I put Gillian to bed. John got to snuggle with Mommy & Daddy in our room. Duncan was snuggling in the bed with us too. As I was petting Duncan I noticed that his neck was wet. I asked John why Duncan was wet. He… Continue reading Wet Dog

We have a seven year old boxer named Duncan. Duncan is a messy eater. He likes to take a big mouthful of food and ends up spilling a good portion of it on the floor. Because Duncan is a messy eater we keep his food and water bowls in the laundry room. Tonight while I… Continue reading Cleanup & Mickey

John likes to race all the time. On our way upstairs to bed tonight, John was ahead of everyone (as usual). When he reached the top he said “I won!” Daddy said “that’s because you are so fast.” John quickly replied “that’s because I’ve got the moves like Jagger!”

Today was a beautiful day. It was almost 70 degrees. I got to pick up the kids from school. As I approached the building I could see John running around the playground. His cheeks were red and he was grinning ear to ear. I went inside and got Gillian and their stuff and then we… Continue reading Nice weather

John’s school had Monmouth County Park Systems visit today with snakes. John has been telling us all about snakes for the past two days. He was telling us all about vipers and milk snakes. He said he read about them in a book. Daddy is afraid of snakes so all this talk has made him… Continue reading Be Brave

I am a full time mother and I also have a day job as a controller. Unfortunately I got stuck at work really late on Monday. I missed John tell me about his day. I missed John say “Gilly stop it!” I missed the giggles and smiles. I missed bath time splashes and bedtime snuggles.… Continue reading The Price We Pay