Interview With A Kid

I decided to interview my oldest child this afternoon.

1. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE T. V. SHOW? Dragon Tales

2. WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR BREAKFAST? Cheerios with strawberries.

3. WHAT IS YOUR MIDDLE NAME? John.

4. FAVORITE FOOD? Mickey Mouse Pancake.

5. WHAT FOOD DO YOU DISLIKE? Mashed potatoes (It's true. He's a strange kid.)

6. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR? Brown and black

7. FAVORITE LUNCH? Pizza

8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO? Play dinosaur Play-doh (I don't think we own dinosaur Play-doh so this is perplexing to me.)

9. IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD ON VACATION, WHERE WOULD YOU GO? New York and Israel (When his daddy went to Israel he had a layover at JFK. Garrett has been asking to go to New York and Israel ever since.)

10. FAVORITE SPORT? Basketball

11. WHEN IS YOUR BIRTHDAY? In June. (Well, close. He was only one month off.)

12. ARE YOU A MORNING PERSON OR A NIGHT PERSON? A night person. (Then stop waking up at 6:30!)

13. PETS: Beck and Ollie

14. ANY NEW AND EXCITING NEWS YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH US? No.

15. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP ? All of the stuff. Me: Like what? Him: paleontologist and a fireman and a hospital guy and...a policeman and everything.

16. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CANDY? Something in the apple.

17. WHERE IS THE FURTHEST YOU'VE EVER BEEN FROM HOME? In California.

18. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BOOK? A snake one.

19. WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF? Um. Water fountains.

20. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE? The one I'm watching right now.

21. WHICH CAME FIRST, THE CHICKEN OR THE EGG? The chicken.

And, for fun, I asked him the same questions that James Lipton asks at the end of Inside the Actor's Studio.


1. What is your favorite word? Cassie. From Dragon Tales.
2. What is your least favorite word? Little Thief
3. What turns you on? (I rephrased with, "What do you like?") Jesus
4. What turns you off? (I rephrased with, What don't you like?") Lobsters when they pinch me
5. What sound or noise do you love? The song God Jehovah.
6. What sound or noise do you hate? Stupid. (I questioned, "The word stupid?") Yes.
7. What is your favorite curse word? (I asked him what his favorite bad word was. He responded with) bat bat poo.
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? I want to be a soldier.
9. What profession would you not like to do? Knock down a fence.
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? (I omited the "If Heaven exists" part) I will say, "Can I see Hiss?" And God will say, "Yes. You can!"