Precious.

Questions About Mom.

June 2015; Elijah, age 13; Logan, age 11.5; Camden, age 10.

Wrote down their exact answers.

1.     What is something your mom always says to you?

E: “How many times do I have to tell you something more than once?”

L:  “I love you, Logie Balogey. And then I say, ‘You set my soul on fire!”

C: “I love you.”

     2.  What makes Mom happy?

E: “Hummingbirds.  When I do something the first time you ask.  And- one word: initiative.”

L: “When you don’t have to say things twice, when we play music, birdwatching, and…seeing us happy.”

C: “Hugs.”

3.     What makes Mom sad?

E: “When baby birds get run over.”

L: “When we get hurt.  That’s the first thing that comes to my mind.  When we don’t listen, even after you’ve said something a million times.”

C: “Lying.  And when we don’t listen to what you say.”

4.     What does your mom do to make you laugh?

E: “She stinks at video games.  It’s hilarious.”

L: “When she laughs.  When she sneezes.  When…you…give me that face.” 

C: “When she tries to make us laugh, she succeeds.” 

5.     What was your mom like as a child?

E: “Sad. Sad. Sad.”

L: “Awesome.  But had a bad life.  Very pretty.”

C: “You were always walking. Miserable.”

6.     How old is your mom?

E: “37.”

L: “16. 24. Fine, 25. I know for real.  29. (giggling) You’re 37.  It feels like I’m lying when I say that, because you don’t look like it.”

C: “20 (said with a smile and and then a wink). 37.”

7.     How tall is your mom?

E:” 5 foot 7?”

L: “Stand up, please. (makes hand gestures for feet measurement.) 1, 2, 3, 4 feet…5 feet.  5 feet.  That’s my guess.  How tall are you, really?”

C: “5 foot 5?”

(They all did well- I am 5’6’’)

8.     What is her favorite thing to do?

E: “Garden. Birdwatch…”

L: “Garden, listen to us play music.”

C: “Listen to our music, garden, …sit down on the couch and fall asleep??” (laughing)

9.     What does your mom do when you’re not around?

E: “Sit and enjoy the silence?”

L:  “Try to get some rest for once. Garden. Cleaning. Do more stuff for us.  Not watch TV.”

C: “Gardens.  Goes outside. Checks bird houses. Gets a cup of coffee.”

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?

E:  “Cooking, landscaping…”

L: “Nothing, because she doesn’t want to be famous.  Natural beauty.  Gardening.

C: “Being beautiful.  Being a model.”

11. What is your mom really good at?

E:  “Cooking.  Gardening.  Saying no when you need to.  Putting limits on your kids when you need to.”

L.  “Being awesome.  Being her.  Gardening.  Everything.”

C:  “She’s good at looking good.”  

12. What is your mom not very good at?

E: “Coding.  Anything with gadgets.”

L: “Sitting down on the couch watching TV for a long period of time. Not very good at not being awesome.”

C: “Video games.  Gadgets.”

13. What does your mom do for a job?

E: “She gardens and cooks.”

L: “She works at a gardening place.  Parenting.”

C: “She is a mom.  It is the hardest job on the planet.”

14. What is your mom’s favorite food?

E: “Chocolate.  Anything chocolate.”

L: “Salad. (giggles) Bass?”

C: “Salad?  COFFEE.”

15. What makes you proud of your  mom?

E: “She’s not weird.  Too weird.”

L: “When she works hard and because she’s an awesome mom.  Almost everything makes me proud of you.”

C: “That she takes care of us.”

16. If your mom were a character, who would she be?

E: “Wonder Woman.”

L: “Superman.”

C: “The Beautiful Person.  Aphrodite?  I dunno.  The goddess of beautifulness, if there was one.”

17. What do you and your mom do together?

E: “We fish.  We go on hikes.”

L: “Fish.  Snuggle. Have fun. Live life to the fullest.”

C: “We sit around doing this.  We go to the beach and field trips together.”

18. How are you and your mom the same?

E:  “We like similar food and we have a similar sense of humor.”

L:  “We’re both awesome.” (laughs)

C:  “We look alike.”

19. How are you and your mom different?

E:  “Technology is the boundary!”

L:  “I’m not as smart as her. “
C:  “You’re beautiful.  I’m not.”

20. How do you know your Mom loves you?

E:  “Waking up early, at like 5 in the morning, to take us places.  Making food for us.”

L: “Because she shows it by her actions.”

C: “She says it to us, she drives us everywhere, she takes care of us, everything like that.”

21. What does your Mom like most about your Dad?

E:  “Budgeting skills.  ‘Cuz you might need them.”

L:  (laughing)”He’s got big guns.  You nag him a lot, and you like to nag?” (laughing)

C: “I have no clue.  I have no. stinking. Clue.  Arrrhhh.  I can’t pick.  I don’t know.  Seriously!”

22. Where is your mom’s favorite place to go?

E: “Home.”

L: “Her bed.  I’m serious, too.”

C: “Ditto Elijah.”

23. How old was your Mom when you were born?

E: “Pffftt…5.  I know- 22?  No, 24.”

L: “”Um, let me think.  She is 18 now, so, hmmmm…9?” (laughing)

C:  “Ummm, 18.  Wait.  If I’m 10 and you’re 37 you were 27 when I was born.  Am I right?”