Month: January 2019
It wasn’t too many months ago that we would have told Madison to get down. But she’s 14 this month (14?!?!). I’m honestly impressed she can get up in the chair. At this age she is an amazing dog. She puts up with 4 kids, a crazy house, a hectic schedule, and then we got a puppy. Madison – you can get in the chair if you want.
I keep a grocery list on the side of the refrigerator. I add things as I think of them or run out of them and then grab the list before going to the grocery. Theoretically, my family should add items they would like me to purchase. Wade will add something every once in a while. Today I found that one of my children (Teague) decided to make his first request. It’s the cutest. I definitely bought him an avocado.
Teague had a tooth pulled a week ago Monday. The tooth is still on the kitchen counter in it’s little container. Obviously he has no intention of putting it under his pillow. Is there a time limit on how long I have to keep it? Will he notice if it just disappears? I don’t feel like I should have to remind my child. This is one of those things where if you want the treat you have to do a tiny bit of work. Our tooth fairy even pays extra for teeth pulled by the dentist.
Rote memorization doesn’t come easy for Alex. He has to memorize his multiplication tables this year and it is a struggle. He taught himself the concept of multiplication in first grade after overhearing some big kids talking about it on the bus. He would much rather calculate out the problems each time. Having to memorize the answers for so many problems is much much harder for him.
We still have quite a bit of chaos in the house from the downstairs room switching. I looked up today to see Kaitlyn using the mirror leaning against the wall in the hallway to her advantage. She was not pleased with her hair.



I know my limits. I can cook with one child at time – maybe two. I definitely cannot cook with three. When Alex wants to cook, the answer is only yes if I have the time to help or Teague is willing to do so. Then I can ensure the recipe will be followed and my kitchen will not be a disaster. Today Teague supervised while Alex and Kaitlyn made cookies. I think Teague was a little stressed but the cookies were good. (My kitchen didn’t suffer to badly either!)