Follow-Up Question

Okay. So I didn't notice until Cristina pointed it out.
If you'll look at the first interview - there was supposed to be a #21.
I didn't see that because I paid no attention to the numbers. Honestly, I am rather fond of the household Dad. So I didn't leave the question out of the interview on purpose.

I think the question must have gotten eaten on Facebook.

So I did the next best thing -
I went to her brilliant interview and copied #21.
I asked the follow up question this morning.

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?

Mini-Me: Everything. Most of the time.
G-Man: Everything. Well, I don't really know. Let me think about it. Because.....(interrupted by J-man)
J-man: He's funny and he likes to play video games and Kissing.

The interview returns back to G-man:
G-man: .......I forgot. Oh, yeah -- Because he's funny.

I'm saying nothing.

An interview with my kids....

I saw this interview over at Juggling Paynes' hangout. The answers her kids gave made me literally LOL. Then it started popping up on Facebook and I interrupted my school day to interview the kids.

It only made sense, really. I sent Mini-Me off to finish her Geography in the other room, hoping to get some unbiased answers. It didn't quite work out the way I'd hoped. But we got some evident personalities, anyway.

The task at hand: "Ask your children these questions and tell them not to hesitate and to give the answer that comes to the top of their head. Make sure to delete my answers."

Who are you giving the survey to name/age/gender:
in the order of questioning:
G-man - 8.5
Mini-Me 10.5
J-man - 4.5 (5 in April)
mini-E - Newly minted Age 3 - was sleeping. But here's a picture of her just in case you wanted to see it. Just 'cause I love ya.

1.What is something mom always says to you?
G = I love you
M = I love you
J = I super love you, I love you more

2. What makes mom happy?
G = Do not be disobedient
M = When I surprise her by doing her chores when she's putting Erica down for a nap
J = silly faces

3. What makes your mom sad?
G = When we hit her, and that's not very often (i'm really glad he included that in there)
M = When my brother's fight and hurt each other - it also makes her grumpy
J = Keep hitting my brother and not letting him fight boxing on the wii.

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
G = jokes
M = I don't know ... wait ... hold it... when she makes funny faces
J = tickles!!

5. What was your mom like as a child?
G = I don't know.
M - I don't know. My grandmother knows that stuff, not me.
J = She was like G-man (This made me laugh -- I made sure the Professor saw it, too.)

6. How old is your mom?
G = 35
M = 35
J = 35 - (but he had help from G. I was hoping for a 10 or 21 or something.)

7. How tall is your mom?
G = I. don't. know.
M = Short
J = 35

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
G = Do school work and play on the web
M -= Read
J = play a video game!

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
G = plays video games, or the web or talks to my dad
M = I don't know - I'm not around.
J = play a game

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
G = Trusting God
M = Singing
J = Playing the web

11. What is your mom really good at?
G = playing the web, reading books, muppets party cruise, doing school work
M = Laundry (she also said crocheting, but I'm not and made her change her answer.)
J = Typing and playing video games ( can you tell he has a one -track mind?) and playing with Daddy on the TV.

12. What is your mom not very good at?
G = Not getting calories - when she doesn't know what they have
M = Engineering. (She now has the giggles!!!)
J = Boxing

13. What does your mom do for her job?
G = Do Schoolwork
M = Housework. School work, too.
J = School work!

14. What is your mom's favorite food?
G = I have never really asked her
M = Goulash. but I don't like it.
J = A big salad!!
(I CAN'T believe they didn't say CHOCOLATE!!!!)

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
G = When she beats daddy at Muppets
M = Because I love her
J = Playing by myself with toys - and not hitting anybody and being like You. That makes my mom happy.

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
G = Gonzo on Muppets
M = Hobbes from Calvin & Hobbes
J = Gonzo!
(I can't believe they didn't say Kung Fu Panda!)

17. What do you and your mom do together?
G = School work and ride bikes
M = School work, snuggle on the couch, ride bikes
J = Play video games

18. How are you and your mom the same?
G = Our hair color
M = We both have a dislike of when the boys argue.
J = When you grow up

19. How are you and your mom different?
G = I have different eyes than her
M = She's Older
J = 'cause I am shorter

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
G = She says it all the time
M = I just know.
J = She tucks me in. (this made me melt. Awwwww)

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
G = Sonic
M = Panera
J = Same thing Melody said.

23. What is your mom’s favorite movie?
G = Batman or Abbott and Costello
M = Psych
J = Psych (again, he copied M's answer, but wouldn't change his mind.)

24. What would be the perfect day for mom?
G = Do anything
M = Go on a date with Daddy
J = This day!

25. How does mom get money?
G = From my dad.
M = From Dad
J = Me!

26. Is there anything else you would like to say about mom?
G = She likes music
M = I love her. A lot.
J = Yes. I have a joke. How did the popcorn cross the river? With a tiny boat... and a bunch of dinosaurs that destroyed the boat and the popcorn went under water and saw a giant squid!!! ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

And that concluded my interview with the kids.
I think I'll eat popcorn before the squid gets it all.

When I Think about the Lord...

This song is pretty self explanatory.

News Update at 11

Welcome back to the TMI News Channel. We have a lot to cover but first a recap of the weather.

It's cold out there folks!! Bitter winds are sweeping down the plains. There doesn't appear to be any rain for miles - but our radar broke and the meteorologist is getting is information the old fashioned way: The back window.

Now for a news update, we go live to Ima Dork. Ima how are things progressing at the Laundry Pile?

Thank you. Yes, I am standing outside the Laundry Pile and as you said, it's bitterly cold and windy today. Yesterday was quite the interesting day following our family around. We're still trying to analyze everything. The two main stories of the day were pictures and Shaggy.

We did discover that Comfy Denim can be a non-conformist. The final decision on picture taking was to coordinate around a dress. Of course, being the Denims, 3 of the 4 children wore jeans. The non-conformity became evident when we and the photographers at the local mall studio saw the color scheme for the 4 children. Our sources within the studio tell us that they prefer subdued colors or matching clothes. Comfy Denim just laughed when the photographer asked what color had been chosen for the pictures.

The photography session did not start out well, when Mini-Me's hair alternately stood up and plastered itself to her face. The culprit?? Static electricity. The Mall salon came to the rescue by letting Comfy borrow hair spray. The problem was solved.

And then another one came. Photography is NOT supposed to be a contact sport but it nearly was. The photographer had the kids line up in a row. It was a very cute moment. Until it was noticed that Mini-Me is slightly shorter than G-man now. But not by much. Photography expert Audrey asked Mini-Me to stand up on her tiptoes. This caused Mini-Me to lose her balance and tip forward into G-man, which caused G-man to tip forward into J-man, which caused J-man to push back - which caused G-man to push back, which caused Mini-me to lose balance and the whole thing had to start over again.

It was oddly like one of those perpetual motion things you have on your desk.

Pictures were finally complete. The studio, which did not allow our cameras inside, took their sweet time presenting the photo proofs to the family. In the meantime, there were 4 potty trips and 1 minor fit thrown.

Once the photos were finally shown and the process of photo choosing begun, we began to see evidence of a very bored 3 year old. She threw such a fit that The Professor was seen trekking the children back to the van to await the return of Mrs. Denim.

We have been informed that once the van was again underway, the 3 year old known as Mini-E was promptly asleep.

We do have an update on Shaggy's condition. Our source inside the vet clinic, on condition of anonymity, told us that Shaggy walked all around the office without one bit of evidence to show a limp. However, the Vet informed The Professor that there are two unrelated issues involved with the dog.

There is possibly an injury to the hind leg which is causing the limp.

However, the stumbling and falling on his face, is a completely different issue with two possible diagnoses.
the first diagnosis would be that Shaggy has a neck injury which is causing him to stumble.
The second diagnosis is more sad as the stumbling could indicate a possible brain issue.

Comfy Denim did break her media silence and issued the following statement:
We, of course, want Shaggy to be healed. Knowing how much he loves to play, we are assuming that he has simply injured his neck. We also believe that we live in a house where everything is touched by the healing power of God and we believe that includes animals. After all, they are created by God.

This has been an interesting assignment. This reporter is tired.
We leave the Denims as they prepare for lunch and their Sunday.

This is Ima Dork for the TMI network, Good day.

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