Smarter

Today we picked up Gillian's new glasses. She is very excited and very proud of them. On the way home, she looked at John and said "Do they make me look smarter?" He said "Let's test them! What is Pi?" Gillian took a moment and then said "Pie is something you eat. It's in the grain family." He said "Mom, tell her what Pi is!" I explained "Pi is a number it starts 3.14 and goes on forever." Gillian was a little disappointed. But John said "But you did talk about the health stuff. That's good. Don't think it comes from the glasses."

Cardboard fort

We installed a new hot water heater on Friday.  When I say "We" I mean Daddy.  As soon as Daddy brought home the new water heater, John asked for the box.  Saturday morning, we put the box on the back deck and let John go crazy. 

John spent hours working on the structure of the fort while Gillian decorated the outside.  I had John show me some of the features of his fort.

Once again, I'm impressed with John's craftsmanship.  He never ceases to amaze us. 

The screen door

We haven't had a screen door on our slider for a long time. Duncan put a hole in it and we never put one back on. This weekend Daddy installed a new screen door. Monday night, Daddy told me that John nearly put his foot thru the door. So that night at dinner, I explained why we had a new door and how to use it.

Yesterday afternoon, the kids and I had a snack on the deck. John was done eating so I told him to go inside and wash his hands. He got up and walked right into the screen door. He hit it so hard that he bent the frame and ripped the screen. I was stunned and so angry. The door was only there for 3 days. John was very upset. He knew Daddy put a lot of work into installing the door. When Daddy came home from work, he told John that John needed to pay for the replacement door. 

Daddy and John went to the store tonight and got a new screen door. John took the money out of his wallet and paid the cashier for the door. Daddy explained "He broke the last one. It's his responsibility to replace it." The cashier said "My Dad made me do the same thing." At dinner, John told Gillian and I that he bought a new screen door. John said "I think we should put a sign on it. So we know it's there!" I love John's idea. Hopefully it will help the kids to notice the screen door. 

We will be transferring money into John's bank account to cover the cost of the door. He needs to be held accountable for his actions, but we don't really expect him to pay for the door.  

The visitor

Yesterday, Daddy got the kids home from school. They were playing in the back yard while Daddy did a little yard work. We don't have a screen door on our slider and Daddy saw a little bird hop into our kitchen. Daddy watched the bird, hoping that she would just fly back outside. She didn't. She flew into the living room towards our bay window.  Don't mind the mess on our windowsill, but if you zoom in you can see the bird by the corner of the window next to the headphones. 

Daddy called the kids inside so they could see the bird up close. The kids came inside just as Daddy was able to catch the little bird. Gillian took a quick picture of her. 

The little bird didn't like being held and she squirmed away from Daddy. As she flew up in the air, she pooped on Gillian! The bird flew around the kitchen and then out the back door. 

The kids and Daddy were so excited to tell me about their visitor. Gillian kept shouting "And the bird pooped on me!" I just love that it was a female Cardinal that came to visit. Thanks for visiting!

The library

A few months ago, Daddy took John to the library to get his very first library card. Our town library is very small, but John loves to go and pick out books and use his very own library card. John is an avid reader and the boys go to the library every other weekend. 

We went to the library yesterday. When we walked in the librarian asked "Are you here for story time?" We said "No. But we can be." The kids joined the group and listened to the stories. Daddy and I were ready to go. But after story time it was craft time. My kids enjoy a good craft and it was a Mother's Day craft too! John was so sneaky. He held his little bag and said "It's nothing." The library is small, and I could hear that they were working on a Mother's Day gift. But I didn't spoil it. 

When it was time to check out our books, John was so embarrassed. He left his wallet at home with his library card in it. But the librarian was able to look up John's card and check out his books.  

Yet another fun trip to the library. Until next weekend!

But it looks good

Saturday was the nicest day of this past weekend. After dance class, I told Gillian to get dressed and when she was done she could play outside. As she was getting dressed, John and Daddy arrived home. Daddy wanted to run some errands so we all headed out. When we were done we had lunch and then Daddy told the kids that they needed to pick up sticks before they played. The kids got their gloves on and picked up sticks. 

Once they were done with their chore, they were free to play. Gillian spent the rest of the day playing on the swing set. I saw her swinging and noticed she was wearing a winter scarf. I asked Daddy, "What's with the scarf?" He said "I told her she didn't need to wear it. It's too nice out. She said 'But it looks good.' Hard to argue with that!"