Thursday, April 15, 2010

interview - the perspective of a kid - new answers

EVAN'S (little over 8) ANSWERS
1. What is something mom always says to you?
“Feed the dog."

2. What makes mom happy?
“Hugs and kisses before bed."

3. What makes mom sad?
“When we do bad choices, like breaking stuff or lying."

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
“Tickling."

5. What was your mom like as a child?
“I have no idea... I didn't see you as a child. Were you mostly a good kid?”

6. How old is your mom?
“Thirty-one.”

7. How tall is your mom?
“Five foot two inches.”

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
“Go to work. No wait! Play on the computer.”

9. What does your mom do when you’re not around?
“Go to work.”

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
“For being the best mom in the world.” (ahhh... brownie points)

11. What is your mom really good at?
“Wii bowling.”

12. What is your mom not very good at?
“Wii baseball.”

13. What does your mom do for her job?
“Go into peoples house and talk with them. Make them food. Clean their house if they are seniors, like old people.”

14. What is your mom’s favorite food?
“Cheese enchiladas. Probably.”

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
“When you beat me at stuff like board games, Wii and other stuff.”

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
“Word girl.”

17. What do you and your mom do together?
“I can't answer this question... It's hard.”

18. How are you and your mom the same?
“We both have brown eyes.”

19. How are you and your mom different?
“You are a girl and I'm a boy. Plus, I am a kid and you are a grown-up.”

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
“Because you are my mom.”

21. Where is your mom’s favorite place to go?
“I would say... go shopping for dog toys. Oh yeah, we do that together sometimes.”
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RYAN'S (almost 7) ANSWERS
1. What is something mom always says to you?
“You usually tell me to clean my room. Or clean up something. It's not very fun."

2. What makes mom happy?
“When we behave."

3. What makes mom sad?
“When we do bad stuff."

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
“Tickles me."

5. What was your mom like as a child?
“Yikes... You had a cat and a dog. That's all."

6. How old is your mom?
“I know dad is thirty-two, so you are thirty-one."

7. How tall is your mom?
“About two of me make you, so that makes you twice as many as me.”

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
“Play with Cocoa. And us sometimes. But mostly, play on the laptop.”

9. What does your mom do when you’re not around?
“I don't know. Do you smooch with dad?”

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
“Being on the laptop. *laughs* That's what you would be famous for... Mom, was that a good joke?”

11. What is your mom really good at?
“Teaching the dog... no actually, that's dad. I guess... What's it called? Knitting? Knitting. You are kinda good at that.”

12. What is your mom not very good at?
“Threading. You don't even know how to thread.” (does he mean sewing?)

13. What does your mom do for her job?
“Help people at their houses. And be at the bank.”

14. What is your mom’s favorite food?
“I don't know that one but I'm going to say celery.”

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
“When you train Cocoa to like me.”

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
“I think you would be good in a teacher cartoon."

17. What do you and your mom do together?
“Play the Wii.”

18. How are you and your mom the same?
“Because sometimes we do the same things, but at different times though. And we love each other.”

19. How are you and your mom different?
“Because you go on the laptop a lot and I don't.”

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
“Because you tell me.”

21. Where is your mom’s favorite place to go?
“Buffalo Wild Wings, that's mine. But you are a better cooker than them. I like the food here.”

old interview here - http://thanks-and-praise.blogspot.com/2009/03/perspective-of-kid.html

Monday, April 5, 2010

two year anniversary

it has been two years (and a three days) since we were told the news that my dad's cancer was going to kill him. what a whirlwind the past two years have been. praise the Lord that he is still alive! God is good to me!
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