Kids

The Story of Grogu Unlocking Downstairs

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Since we got Grogu we have been limiting his access to most of the house. That was the recommendation of many resources on the Internet about introducing a cat to your house. Also we haven’t really gotten the house into a state where every room was clean enough that we don’t have to worry that he would eat something that he shouldn’t.

Geogu started off in just the office. Then we opened him up to the stairs and the hallway on the first floor and then the first floor toilet.

We cleaned A’s Room so he could go in there next. Afterwards A commented that Grogu had unlocked her room. Unlocked in the video game sense. She said that before I could make the similar comment about him levelling up.

While we were cleaning downstairs so he could come down and get into the kitchen and family room she had referenced it again that Grogu was unlocking the kitchen. She beat me to my comment about levelling up again. She is of course my child. 🙂

Grogu was quite enjoying the new larger area of his domain. It is his domain now.

Milk & Cookies

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Forget the indoor and outdoor pools or any other amenity. If you offer complimentary milk and cookies for the kids you are aces in my kids book.

The frisbee, baseball hat and other goodies in a Junors club bag also was great but come on milk and cookies for turn down service.

The Downside of HomePod Intercom

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As much as I like the Apple HomePods they do have a dark side. Today on an incident call i was on from work I had a broadcast “Daddy can I have apple sauce” while i had a live mic. I do not think anyone noticed. Or if they did no one said anything.

If anyone was wondering the situation was mitigated by allowing said apple sauce.

The Student Becomes The Master

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T today beat me at Harry Potter Trivia. It was no contest. I shouldn’t be surprised. I can say that A, did not beat me however if we kept the game up she would have beaten me for 2nd place. I still feel i am succeeding at this parenting thing when stuff like this happens:)

W Sisters Short on Drawing a Laptop

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The other day T showed me something she drew. That happens often since she likes to draw and is pretty creative. What she showed me was a paper laptop. I’ve seen her earlier in the day doing what one would describe as pretend typing on it. At the time I did not fully register what she was doing.

Once she showed me the “laptop” it became much clearer. Her laptop had a keyboard, trackpad and screen full of applications. I could tell she had her search engine as well as a teams chat with several of her friends on video. For a minute I thought my use of technology was rubbing off on her. Then I realised it’s what she does with her class. She mentioned Google search specifically at school the other day. After that I had to explain why we don’t use Google at home. Doring lockdown she did video teams calls with her class. It all made sense and was exceedingly adorable. The fact that she still plays pretend with it makes me smile.

And Then You Blink and Now Have an Eight Year Old

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I keep saying it. It keeps happening. I wake up and the girls are so much bigger. They are still adorable little kids. I just now the days of saying that are slowing running out. I attempt to savor each day when they are so cuddly. Today A turns 8.

Due to situations beyond our control we stayed in for the day. M organized a take away Tea setup for lunch. As well as fancy bagels and cake for dinner. Hopefully we can have a semi normal party for A after the term break is over. Only government restrictions and COVID will tell.

W Sisters Short on Making Dinner

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Both girls wanted to help peel carrots for dinner tonight. When it was A’s turn she was peeling the carrot and the peel was flinging out onto our counter and side of our microwave. I told her that she should not fling the peels. Her response was “It is ok, I am a kid”