Over the past month and a half, Gillian has been having some problems at school and aftercare. She has been misbehaving and acting out. Our first response was to take away her favorite thing, her blanket (aka Manket). This didn’t make a difference in her attitude. So we changed strategies. We opted for a reward… Continue reading Reunited
I picked Gillian up from aftercare today. When I walked into the gym I saw her running to get her backpack. I stared at her. Miss Patricia said “Oh, she’s over there. Don’t worry, she’s getting her bag.” I said “I see her. But she has different pants on.” Miss Patricia said “I think she… Continue reading New Pants
John and Gillian have an Elf on the Shelf. His name is Buddy. He comes every year to check on the kids for Santa. This summer, Gillian asked me “Can we get a girl elf?” I said “We have Buddy.” She said “But he’s a boy. I want a girl elf.” I continued to question… Continue reading Dear Buddy
This morning John and I were talking about his Christmas list. He said “I already know what I want.” I was a little shocked, and asked “Really? What’s on your list?” He leaned over and whispered “Coal.” Ok, not what I was expecting. I said “Really? Why?” He looked at me like I was crazy… Continue reading Coal
Before Daddy went to vote this morning he asked John, “Do you want to come with me?” John said “Nope. I went last year!” Tonight when I got home, I asked John “Want to go vote?” He said “Nope!” But Gillian yelled “I wanna go!” She put on some boots and we headed out to… Continue reading Civic Duty
This morning, John had cereal for breakfast. It is his job to clean up after breakfast. When I arrived home tonight after work, I saw the cereal container sitting on the the table. I said “John, why is the cereal still out?” He said “Oops I forgot!” And then he ran to the kitchen. He… Continue reading Milk
Tonight, Gillian kept singing this little song. It went something like “follow directions quickly.” Later I heard her say “Rule number two.” Finally I got her to sit still long enough to sing the full song. Her art teacher made up these simple rules for her classroom. The song helped Gillian to remember. Very… Continue reading Classroom rules
John’s class has a book report every other month. For October, they had to read a book and make one of the characters out of a pumpkin. John read one of the “Captain Underpants” books for his report. Daddy and John worked really hard on the written part as well as the pumpkin. I think… Continue reading Book Report
Today was Autumn Kickoff at Gillian’s school. It is basically a field day where the kids get to participate in a series of events. Every year has a theme and this year it was about working with disabilities. I was able to sneak out of the office for a couple of hours to watch Gillian… Continue reading Autumn Kickoff
John and Daddy found bought John a new book at the beginning of the month. The book is called “Treasure Hunters” by James Patterson. We wanted John to read it for this month’s book report. But John’s teacher said it was too long. The book is 450 pages long (with illustrations). So John read a… Continue reading The book
John and Gill went up a hill 