after being cooped up in the house all day yesterday, we got out for a little bit today.  nothing exciting, just breakfast at the diner and a quick food shopping trip.  the fun started with me telling johnny that we would be going out for breakfast.  he immediately countered with, “i’m having french toast.”  i have to say,… Continue reading out and about

i saw the forecast for today.  i really didn’t believe that it would snow in october, but planned to spend the day inside.  the morning was rough there was a lot of “no gilly, that’s my toy” and “mommy, gilly’s touching my stuff.”  gillian took her nap around noon, so i was able to start… Continue reading snow in october?

i’ve probably mentioned this before, but i keep my kids on a regular schedule. it is a lifesaver for a working mom. something has been off with gillian this week. on tuesday night she had a hard time falling asleep and then the fire station behind our house turned on the fire whistle. she (of… Continue reading off schedule

gillian is fifteen months old today. and tonight in the bathtub, john asked where was gillian’s “wee-wee”. i went for the simple approach and told him that she was a girl so her “wee-wee” was different than his. he asked a few more times and my response was the same. finally he says “but i… Continue reading the question

kyle had to run an errand tonight. he asked me if i wanted anything. i asked him to pick me up a frosty. john immediately says “I want dessert too.” so kyle leaves and john is still walking around the kitchen saying he wants dessert too. i tell him that daddy is getting us chocolate… Continue reading the frosty

when john was first learning to walk, kyle and i decided that we didn’t want a child that cried every time he fell down. so every time he fell, we would clap and say “yay!” it worked for us. he really only cries when he is really hurt. no fake crocodile tears for us. he… Continue reading bumps & bruises

john is in the helper phase. all I need to do is say, helper and he comes running. he helps me with everything. this morning he helped me wake up gillian. he is sweet and he tiptoed into her room. he was a little disappointed to find her awake. “mommy, she’s awake already.” in order… Continue reading my little helper

we are very lucky, kyle’s parents’ belong to spring lake golf club.  so we get to go to the kids holiday parties.  today was the halloween party.  it has been a couple years since we last went.  john was two the last time we went and he was a little scared of the other kid’s… Continue reading halloween party

tonight during snuggle time with john he had lots of random facts for me. it started with, mommy did you know: – your ear drum is inside your ear– that foxes live in antarctica. but not anymore now they live in caves.– that some dinosaurs eat bad dinosaurs and some eat plants– sometimes when it… Continue reading did you know

i picked up the kids from school today. in the car on the way home, john told me how pumpkins grow. this is what he said: first you take an orange seed. then you dig a hole. and cover up the seed. then you water it. and then you wait. then the plant grows. and… Continue reading how pumpkins grow