Gillian and I went to Panera (aka The Grilled Cheese Store) for dinner tonight. As we were eating, a little girl came in with her grandma. Gillian said “That’s Isabelle.” I said “Does she go to her school?” Gillian said “No.” I asked “Then how do you know her?” She said “I heard them talking.… Continue reading Eavesdropping
We went out to dinner tonight and ordered calamari for an appetizer. Gillian loved calamari. When it arrived she helped herself. She offered some to John. She said “John, want some calamari?” He said “No.” She said “What? It’s just the ends of a squid!” He said no again. She laughed and kept eating.
Tonight during Gillian’s bath, she found a stink bug crawling around on the a cup we use to get the shampoo out of her hair. She screamed, knocked the cup into the water and jumped out of the tub splashing water everywhere. I said “What’s the matter?” She screamed “There’s a bug. I don’t like… Continue reading The bug
Saturday morning Gillian took a shower and then I braided her hair for dance class. Nothing fancy. Just two braids. But her hair was wet. Later that afternoon I said “When we take out your braids your hair will be wavy.” Gillian has very straight hair and she was super excited to hear that her… Continue reading Wavy hair
I tucked the kids into bed tonight and Gillian said “Will you check on me later?” I said “Of course.” She smiled and snuggled into her bed. A few minutes ago, I had to run downstairs to turn off some lights. Gillian’s room is at the top of the stairs and I know she saw… Continue reading Check on me
The kids are at the fun stage where they sing in the car. John is pretty quiet but he knows all the words. Gillian, on the other hand, makes up her own words and is very loud. I caught them on video yesterday singing “Fight Song” by Rachel Platten.
Tonight Gillian had rough day, she was very emotional about everything. I told her to go to her room to relax for a little bit. When I checked on her, she told me “I’m just upset because today is Willow’s birthday.” Willow is one of Gillian’s American dolls. I said “No way! I didn’t know… Continue reading The birthday
We all helped to set up the basement this weekend. We put away toys and rearranged furniture. John asked to vacuum. I can’t remember him ever wanting to vacuum before. I let him use the big shop vac to get all the big pieces. He did awesome.
A few years ago, I found an idea I wanted to try from Pinterest. I showed Daddy and he made it happen. I wanted to paint an accent wall in our basement. It turned out amazing. We recently moved into a new house and Daddy and I agreed that we would make a similar wall… Continue reading The accent wall
Last night when it was time for Gillian to read, I asked her who she wanted to read to. I offered, “Mommy, Daddy, Aunt Betty, Grandma, Mimi, and Aunt Missy.” She shook her head at every suggestion. She said “I only want to read to John.” We called John upstairs and at first he didn’t… Continue reading Reading
John and Gill went up a hill 