Quite Quinn

 I have to say, as a parent, I'm proud and impressed of my 13 year old. We just had a fantastic debate about plastic surgery, specifical...

Quinn has lost 4 teeth within the last month. She has been hiding them in unusual locations to test the tooth fairy. Tonight she wrote the f...

Previously we posted Quinn's creative writing... well her current job is an author. The requirements for this job were: To create a f...

Profoundly deep thoughts from a 7-yr old: (context she is reading a book about magic, and the next chapter is about "reading minds...

So today was the start of Landmark Forum for Young People for Quinn. Because she is only 7, and the usual age limit is 8, they have an ent...

On her own, without prompt, direction or assignment; Here is a story from Quinn.  I'm (Daddy) retyping this leaving the spelling and pun...

So we had a playdate with Kiernan and Layla. Layla is about 20 month old. We were out by the pool eating dinner, and Quinn happened to swing...

Quinn and Brock came swimming at my complex. I explained that you had to be 16 to be able to go to the pool without an adult.  Quinn says, ”...

Lots going on around Quinn's Birthday. First the cool parts. We had a Pippi Longstocking themed double party. It included the show a...

Quinn's first time tent camping was today at the Kolter campout. We (Q and Daddy) slept in the Kolter Elementary prairie in a 4 person ...

So we went to the HISD Career Fair this weekend (Quinn was a Career Consultant for her job, but that is a different story). One of the table...

Today was slightly chilly. I recommended to Quinn, who gets cold easily, that she might want to take her jacket. She refused. Later she said...

Today starts the official sharing of Quinn's room for the kids. It was their choice. I'm expecting it to last at least a year or mor...

I was teaching Quinn to play the solitaire game, Pyramid, where you lay the cards out in pyramid style: 1 at the top, 2in the next row, etc...

Quinn got her ears pierced today. She didn't cry. She said it didn't hurt. She was most surprised that the tools coming out of the a...

Since this blog is also my personal record for Quinn. Here is her beginning of first grade DRA assessment results "Students enter fi...

Q: "I don't do anything at recess..." Me: "What, you sit outside and stare at the wall?" Q: "No. I only chase...

It is pretty cool that when Quinn can move 1 eye independent of the other, it  kind of surprises the eye doctor.

Quinn said that JJ believes in God,  I believe in God and justice. When asked what that meant, she said she didn't know

Quinn's 6th Sea Creature pool party was a huge success... personally I think it was all of the details that we went to Poseidon'...

While Quinn had some alone time with Popo, they were playing with Bebe (her dog) and Quinn said "It's not as much fun without Brock...

I had a very important conversation with Quinn this morning. I told her a secret that most adults don't even know. I told her everything...

Last night for her goodnight kiss, Quinn closed her eyes and cocked her head, like a movie type kiss. Uh......... kinda lost on that one.

So far here are Quinn's food rules as I have determined them to be. Ice cream must be mixed: peach ice cream  - no good, peach and str...

Loving the in car filibustering... Quinn makes up a super long song so that Brock can't talk/interrupt.

I went away to a conference for 3 days. When I got back Quinn was reading entire chapters from her Greek Mythology book, out loud, with less...

I've been behind at keeping up with Quinn's Jobs. Here is a quick rundown for the year to date 2/23/13 - Librarian. Quinn catego...

When mommy becomes a Dr of education, she can fix papers if they get torn. ;-)

Quinn is learning a song and "dance" for a performance in April. Last night she was trying to teach it to Brock with great succe...

Yesterday we went to fly kites in the driveway - ala run really fast and have a piece of paper on a string not be on the ground. Quinn went ...