Me: I am going to interview you, OK?
Son: What are you going to do to me?
Me: "Interview you. I am going to ask you questions.
Son: OK, then I will ask you questions afterwards!
Me: "OK. How old are you?"
Son: "Five."
Me: "No you aren't, how old are you?"
Son: "Well, my birthday is tomorrow."
Me: "No it isn't, it's in just under 6 months from now. How old?"
Son: "Four and a half."
Me: "Do you like being 4.5?"
Son: "Well, you can do stuff that she cant." (Referring to his sister.)
Me: "What is your favorite food?"
Son: "Noodles and crab and rice." (He has had crab like twice.)
Me: "What is your favorite thing to do at school?"
Son: "Works and play."
Me: "So like everything then, right?"
Son: "No, not everything, works and play."
Me: "What about 'Movie Day' ?"
Son: "That's Tuesday."
Me: "Do you like 'Movie Day' ?"
Son: "Mommy, you know this!"
Me: "Yes, I know it's your favorite day."
Son: "You're a silly berry head." (Thank you Grandpa. Thankfully he didn't pick up the first part -- dingle.)
Me: "Ok, what is your favorite book?
Son: Mouse Soup and Mistletoe and the book about Pa and Ma and Laura and wolves and Jack.
Me: Little House on the Prairie.
Son: Yeah that one.
Me: What is your favorite song?
Son: JINGLE BELLS, BATMAN SMELLS, ROBIN LAID AN EGG, BATMOBILE
Me: OK, got it. Which is better, summer or winter?
Son: Halloween.
Me: Halloween isnt in summer or winter, it is in fall. Which do you like better?
Son: I said I like Halloween time best.
Me: Even better than Christmas?
Son: Yep.
Me: Okaaaaay
lets see how many kids are you going to have when you are a daddy?
Son: 152.
Me: You told me 146 the other day. Now you are going to have six more!
Son: Well, yes. C said she wanted to have lots of girl princess babies.
Me: (Escaping from this topic.) Whats the best thing that happened this week?
Son: I got reward and got a snow scooper water shooter.
Me: No you didnt.
Son: But I want one.
Me: Oh, of course you do.
Son: Mommy youre a silly berry head. My turn to ask you questions now.
To be continued
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