Today we picked up Gillian’s new glasses. She is very excited and very proud of them. On the way home, she looked at John and said “Do they make me look smarter?” He said “Let’s test them! What is Pi?” Gillian took a moment and then said “Pie is something you eat. It’s in the… Continue reading Smarter
We installed a new hot water heater on Friday. When I say “We” I mean Daddy. As soon as Daddy brought home the new water heater, John asked for the box. Saturday morning, we put the box on the back deck and let John go crazy. John spent hours working on the structure of the… Continue reading Cardboard fort
We haven’t had a screen door on our slider for a long time. Duncan put a hole in it and we never put one back on. This weekend Daddy installed a new screen door. Monday night, Daddy told me that John nearly put his foot thru the door. So that night at dinner, I explained… Continue reading The screen door
Yesterday, Daddy got the kids home from school. They were playing in the back yard while Daddy did a little yard work. We don’t have a screen door on our slider and Daddy saw a little bird hop into our kitchen. Daddy watched the bird, hoping that she would just fly back outside. She didn’t.… Continue reading The visitor
A few months ago, Daddy took John to the library to get his very first library card. Our town library is very small, but John loves to go and pick out books and use his very own library card. John is an avid reader and the boys go to the library every other weekend. We… Continue reading The library
Saturday was the nicest day of this past weekend. After dance class, I told Gillian to get dressed and when she was done she could play outside. As she was getting dressed, John and Daddy arrived home. Daddy wanted to run some errands so we all headed out. When we were done we had lunch… Continue reading But it looks good
Tonight was Gillian’s art show. The boys stayed home to work on John’s book report, so it was just the girls. Gillian was so excited! We ran into her art teacher and she told me all about the projects they have worked on this year. Here are some of Gillian’s pieces.
A little over a year ago, Daddy and I made the hard decision to put Duncan the family dog to sleep. He was ten and a half and surgery was risky. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of my pup. I guess I don’t realize how much the kids miss him too.… Continue reading A Duncan Story
John is reading a new book series called “Nick and Tesla.” They are eleven year old twins that solve science mysteries. This month’s book report for John’s class has to be a mystery book. We were very happy that John was able to read one of these books for his report. Book reports for John’s… Continue reading Robots
Tonight, John, Gillian and I went to John’s school for the annual art show. John was so excited to show Gillian all around the school. Here are some of my favorite pieces that John created. This is a piece where the kids “stomped out bullying.” He stepped on clay and then painted it. This was… Continue reading John’s Art Show
John and Gill went up a hill 