Daddy lets me sleep in on the weekends. I truly enjoy the extra time sleeping, but sometimes it isn’t that simple. Daddy needs to remind John every night to “Not wake up Mommy. Do not go in and snuggle her, do not check on her, just go downstairs and play.” Saturday morning, John came downstairs… Continue reading weekend mornings
Last Friday, I wrote Tickets. It was all about John and how he earns tickets at Time + (his aftercare program at school) for being quiet and well behaved during attendance. Last Friday, he had 9 tickets but on Monday, he earned his 10th ticket. He was so excited. When the kids have ten tickets,… Continue reading tickets – part two
The other day, John said to Daddy “Don’t worry Daddy! I don’t want to be a firefighter anymore. I want to be a scientist!” Daddy was very happy to hear this and asked John, “Why do you want to be a scientist?” John said “Because I want to travel back in time to see how… Continue reading The scientist
At dinner tonight, Gillian and I told John that tomorrow a fireman would be visiting Gillian’s school. This made John very happy. If you remember a few weeks ago the fire department visited John’s school and he really enjoyed it and learned a lot (check out Fire Safety). Anyway, we had John’s attention. Gillian tells… Continue reading the fireman
Since John started first grade, Daddy drops off Gillian at school every day except for Wednesday. Daddy told me his secret to a successful drop off. They listen to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse radio on Pandora in the car on the way to school. I took Gillian to school on Monday (because Daddy wasn’t feeling so… Continue reading The whole thing
Have you ever seen that AT&T commercial with the kid that tells a joke and the other kid corrects him? Well here’s the commercial in case you don’t know what I’m talking about. http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/wguSXbUe2hw&source=uds This morning, John pulled off the next number on our Disney countdown. Today’s star had a joke on the back of… Continue reading the joke
Aunt Betty came over today to help me decorate some Halloween cookies. We took a little break to eat dinner. After dinner, Gillian came upstairs and decided to sing a little song with Aunt Betty. Aunt Betty asked her to sing the alphabet song. Gillian had another idea. She grabbed Aunt Betty’s hands and started… Continue reading Cows in the meadow
Since Daddy and I work full time, John needs to stay after school in the Time + Program. The program runs from after school until 6 pm. John loves it. Every day the kids are given time for a snack, then they work on their homework and then they have free time to play games… Continue reading tickets
Gillian had her first field trip today. Her class got to visit Huber Woods. Since the trip was to a park, they allowed a lot of chaperones. I was able to sign up (along with 12 other moms and dads). Gillian and I got to her school this morning and we waited for all of… Continue reading The field trip
Tonight in the car, Gillian told John and I, “I have a girlfriend.” John said “You mean, you are someone’s girlfriend.” She said “Yea, I a girlfriend.” John asked her, “Who’s your boyfriend?” She proudly announced “Nicholas!” She has been talking about Nicholas for awhile now. A few weeks ago, she told me that she… Continue reading The boyfriend
John and Gill went up a hill 