John was given money this weekend with instructions to buy Heroes in Training (book 13): Hermes and the Horse with Wings. He was so excited. The book comes out today. He said “This is the one that the library doesn’t have!” He then continued to say “After I get the book and read it, I want… Continue reading Book money
Tonight I was making cookies and Daddy sent the hooligans upstairs to bed. I went to tuck them in and say goodnight but once I hit the hallway I heard talking upstairs. I was prepared to yell at them and tell them to get to bed. But I found John in Gillian’s bed and he… Continue reading Bedtime
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.
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
Gillian and John were trying to convince me to put on a television show tonight. Daddy let them watch part of it last night and they wanted to watch the rest of it. Gillian tried to convince me. I couldn’t understand her. Luckily John was able to help translate.
We spent a good portion of the day helping Uncle T and Aunt Missy and we left there around 4:30. Both kids asked “Can we play in the snow when we get home?” It’s hard to argue with that. The only thing we said was you have to get ready as soon as we get… Continue reading Snow Day
John’s class has been reading “Little House on the Prairie” since December. John has a very hard time remembering to bring this book home to do the required reading. In December, he forgot the book and we were able to borrow a copy from the library. During winter break, we returned the book we borrowed. … Continue reading The book
My big brother Joe is a Captain in the Navy. He is currently the Executive Officer on the Iwo Jima. The Iwo Jima is an amphibious assault ship. We found out that the ship would be in New York for Veterans Day and we planned a trip for my family to tour the boat. We… Continue reading Veterans Day
John and Gill went up a hill 