After my little exchange with Connor this morning, he fell back to sleep for two hours. When he finally awoke, we ate breakfast, and then headed downstairs to start our schoolwork. Connor whined, complained, and cried his way through math, usually a favorite subject. “Are you feeling alright?,” I asked with concern. “No,” he…
The boys had a friend over today. When the conversation turned to school, here’s what was overheard: Christian (the friend): Ryan, what grade are you in? Ryan: Fourth. Connor: I’m in first. Christian: I’m in fifth (with a big grin, because he’s in second). Connor: I’m in sixth. Christian: Eighth. Connor: College. Christian: College. That’s…
Ryan has been waking up early, too early, and staying up late, too late,… and today it caught up with him. He was cranky and tired all morning and into the afternoon. When I had had enough, I suggested he actually nap during quiet time today. He didn’t argue – a clear sign that he…
We woke this morning to a light dusting of snow on the ground and rain pattering on the roof. The radio reported a mixture of snow, ice, and rain for the remainder of the day and a host of school closings. Upon hearing this, Connor, our 7-year-old, looks at me and sleepily asks, “Are you…
Connor came running out his Grandparents’ house, excitedly prattling on about his latest video game conquest. “Mommy, do you know… “ Not only did I not know, I didn’t even understand enough of it to retype it here… it had something to do with what he had done in the video game he had been…
Connor has decided he no longer likes peanut butter & jelly, cinnamon toast, or fish sticks – even with ketchup, leaving our lunch options extremely limited. Pancakes are a new favorite, and so today we had pancakes for lunch. After downing three pancakes, Connor, while asking for still another said, “Mommy, these pancakes are gooder…