Jack's Interview

WITHOUT prompting ask your child these questions and write EXACTLY what they say about you

**Jack - 10 yrs, 9 months

*What is something I say a lot? Plug it up

*What makes me happy? Love

*How tall am I? 21 inches

*What's my favorite thing to do? Love on me

*What is my favorite food? Chocolate mousse

*What is my favorite drink? Pepsi in a cup

*If I could go anywhere, where would it be? Shopping with me

*Do you think you could live without me? No

*How do I annoy you? When you tell me jokes

*What is my favorite TV show? The Middle

*What is my favorite music to listen to? Adult music

*What is my job? Being a teacher

*How old am I? 21

*What's my favorite color? Pink

*How much do you love me? Very much

 

Conversations With 10 Year Olds

Me: Jack, do you know what I know?

Him: I know I'm the best Jack ever.

Me: My job is done. lol

Perspective

We've been watching a lot of new Halloween movies this month. Today we were watching The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Jason: Oh man. They've ruined Christmas with all of this stuff they're doing!

Jack: It (Christmas) isn't ruined. It's never ruined.

Yep, kiddo. I have to agree that pretty much sums up the world. It's all about perspective!

Conversations With 10 Year Olds

Jason in car on way to Target...

Him: When I was 10...uh...or like right now... (he laughed) I took the CA drivers test on YouTube kids and I passed it.

Me:  Did they have tough questions? Maybe something like “How old are you?”

LOL

Miracle

While in the car this afternoon, a song came on the radio and Shawn was singing along with it. At one point, he sang a line about something being a miracle.

Me: Shawn, do you know what a miracle is?

Shawn: A miracle?

Me: Yeah, a miracle. Do you know what a miracle is?

Jason: I do! Us!

You're darn right, kiddo. You are all our miracles! ❤️

Conversations With 10 Year Olds

He asked me, “Did you see mom come and throw something at me?”

I replied, “I don’t think so.”

Then he said to me, “Why are you supporting her sack of lies?”

I replied, “You’ll understand better when you get married buddy.”

Conversations with 10 Year Olds

As he was walking down the hall toward his bedroom: “Mom, I think the cat threw up somewhere around here. I can smell something gross.”

Um, yeah. Isaac brought Chinese food home for the two of us. He was smelling that. Lol. (It was good, too!) 

Conversations with 10 Year Olds

"Mom. I'm sad that school starts in only 16 days. I don't want my summer to begin."

You and me, both, kiddo.

Overheard...

During dinner, Isaac passed Jack something...

Jack: (to Isaac) Why thank you old man.

Jason: (laughing) Did you hear that he called you...

Isaac: ...

Jason: ...um...he called you "wise"?

Overheard...

At Target on Friday...

 Him: Oh my God. I don't think this is something that belongs in the toy aisle! Oh God!

And what did he see, you ask? Why this, of course!

Isaac explained that he thought this is a game. He added, "All 3 of you guys would probably get a high score!" LOL

Conversations With 10 Year Olds

Jason after trying some freshly baked dark chocolate brownies...

J - Hey dad, do you know what the Goldie Locks Zone is?

 Me - Ummm...Why?

J - The Earth is in the Goldie Locks Zone. It’s not too close to the sun or it would be too hot. And it’s not too far from the sun or it would be too cold.

Me - Well, that’s cool.

J - Yeah, the next time you make brownies, could you make it like that. You know, not too soft and not too crispy.

Me - Sure Goldie.

Interior Designing

There was a commercial on television about painting. I asked the boys what color they would paint their rooms if they could choose whatever color they wanted.

Shawn's answer was pretty immediate. "Bllllaaaack."

Jack's answer took a little longer, but he decided green was the way to go.

Jason's answer cracked me up. "Well, I think I would want one wall that was more like a maroon color. The other walls would be white."

I think my constant watching of DIY television is wearing off on him!

Favorite Thing

Me: Shawn, what is your favorite thing about Jason?

Him: He's my favorite brother. I love him. I love to kiss him. He's my friend...

Me: Shawn, what is your favorite thing about Jack?

Him: He's my favorite brother, too. I love him. I love to play with him. And. He's my friend...

Shawn really is just about the sweetest thing. ❤️

Conversations With 10 Year Olds

“Mom, I’m on a case. I’m looking for the thief who is smuggling in genetically modified moss. He’s trying to alter our rain forest...”

 And then he was gone. lol

Conversations With the Boys

We've been talking a lot about what the boys will want to do when they get older. It's never too early to start them thinking about the paths available to them in the future, and we're starting early to prime them for college and the world beyond. Anyway, I always get a kick out of their answers. Tonight was no exception. 

Tonight, our future career prospects are a fireman, an engineer, and a “library-er.” Ha! Cracked us up!

Future

Every now and then, I like to check in with the boys and see what they think they'd like to do in the future with the old, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" question. A love the small glimpse into the world as they see it that their answers provide.

Jack: "I want to be in the Ringling Brother's Circus!" Yes, it was said with and exclamation and was full of all kinds of enthusiasm. lol

Jason: (at breakfast while eating a giant cinnamon roll donut from the shop) "I think I'd like to be either a biologist or a chemist...or person who makes pastries." I'm not sure, but his answer may have been heavily influenced by the activity at the moment. :)

Shawn: At first he went with his standard reply of "pumpkin" for this question. (Don't ask, I have NO idea why he always says "pumpkin.") Anyway, I asked again, and this time he said something that surprised me a bit. "A doctor. I want to be a doctor." He wouldn't give me any more than that no matter how I pressed him. Sigh. Still, I love that this kid is even thinking about being a doctor, especially because he still to this day has a strong weariness of anything medical.

So there you have it! 💜

Hey, Shawn

Me: Hey, Shawn. If you could do anything you wanted with mommy, what would it be?

Him: (with a sly little grin) Snuggle.

Me: There's nothing else you'd want to do with mommy?

Him: Well, there's always Target.

Ha! This kid is so mine! lol

Can't Live Without

I have an app that sends me a question a day. Today's question was for Jason, but I asked all three of the boys: "What is one thing you couldn't live without?"

Jason's answer:

Family. If you guys were gone, I wouldn't know how to live. 

So I asked him, "Okay, outside of your family, what is something you couldn't live without?"

His answer:

Electronics. Any device because they are amazing. They are entertaining because I can play games and watch YouTube videos. My favorite game right now is every game!

Shawn's answer:

You. I couldn't live without you because I love you! And also just my whole family.

Jack's answer:

I couldn't live without my ticket! (to Disneyland) I also couldn't live without my friends.

Questionnaire Part 3

Without prompting, ask your child these questions and write exactly what they say:

Shawn, age 10

“What’s something I say a lot”
Get up, you lazy bum! (In my defense, this was over break. lol!)

“What makes me happy?”
Funny faces

“What makes me sad?”
When I say, "Blow Dryer." (It's an inside joke, and yes, it annoys me! lol)

“How tall am I?”
3 inches

“What’s my favorite thing to do?”
Vacuuming

“What’s my favorite food?”
chicken nuggets

“What’s my favorite drink?”
Soda

“If I can I go anywhere, where would it be?”
Work

“Do you think you can live without me?”
No

“How do I bother you?”
You vacuum all over the floor. (He doesn't like the sound of the vacuum.)

“What’s my favorite TV show?”
The News

“What’s my favorite music to listen to?”
Moana

“What’s my job?”
Teacher

“How old am I?”
10?

“What’s my favorite color?”
Blue

“How do I show you I love you?"
By loving on me!

Conversation

Actual conversation at my house this morning... 

Him: Do we have school today? 

Me: No, it is a holiday. It is Martin Luther king Jr. day. 

Him: Martin Luther king Jr.? 

Me: Yes, you know him. He is the man who gave the I have a dream speech. Remember?

Him: Oh! Like Rapunzel from "Tangled"? She has a dream, too.


It's hard to argue with logic like that first thing in the morning. lol