Nobody Listens Anyway

Aubrey’s teacher asked her students to draw a picture of what makes them yawn. Aubrey drew a picture of herself doing homework. I feel the same way.

My daughters are in kindergarten this year. Today we got our first call from their teacher. Apparently, Aubrey pinched someone. Callie said that Aubrey realized when her teacher called and ran and hid under the bed. I guess she had to ‘pull a card’ at school which is a lot like [...]

Aubrey has been really good lately. Callie told her, “thank you for having such a good attitude.” She replied, “Thanks .., ” then whispered, “whatever that means.”

Aubrey lost a tooth a couple of weeks ago. It was loose. We were eating dinner. She wanted an apple. I gave it to her. She took one bite and disappeared into the bathroom. We figured - you know, natured called. She didn’t come back. Callie found [...]

I have three daughters two are twins. Aubrey is the one that does what she is supposed to. Any time there is a reward system she gets the most of whatever it is. Currently, we are giving stars to the kids and when they fill up a chart they get to do [...]

For years people have asked us a question that drives my wife crazy, “are they twins?” This is of course the question that people use as a conversation starter. Having kids that look alike is like having the perfect coffee table conversation piece only better - they travel with you. Total strangers [...]

Have a Merry Christmas. My kids learned to read today (the 24th
actually. I am just up really late, again) - at least they
started down the right path. It’s not due to any effort on our
part. They were in the tub and started sounding out the foam
letters on the shower surround. [...]