tonight’s dinner was nothing fancy.  we ordered pizza for the kids and sandwiches for the adults.  after running errands and taking duncan to the vet today, i just didn’t feel like cooking.  johnny isn’t feeling that well today.  he has a slight fever and has been super whiny and cranky.  normally on pizza night, he… Continue reading dinner negotiations

john is four and by now we should have learned that he is a little sponge and will repeat anything we say.  one of his first words was stop.  he heard mommy and daddy use stop when talking to our dog, duncan.  a few years later, his favorite phrase was “damn it.”  once again, he innocently learned this from daddy. … Continue reading the parrot

a couple of years ago, we started a little tradition with my family.  we all meet at my mom’s house with the kids and go trick or treating in manasquan.  i love this little tradition, because my mom gets to see 5 of her grand kids together.  plus trick or treating in manasquan is a… Continue reading trick or treat

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