Picture Perfect

Here is my interview with my kids. This was fun, enlightening...and a bit disturbing at times! JM is four (five in two weeks!), SM is 7 and RM will be 9 in a month.

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

JM (4 yrs): “I love you.”

SM (7 yrs): "I love you"

RM (8yrs): Quit that!

2. What makes your mom happy?

JM: Cuddling with me.

SM: When we don't be bad...or when you get a Sonic drink (does she know me or what?)

RM: When I do something good

3. What makes your mom sad?

JM: Nothing

SM: "When you don't go to Sonic and get and get a drink (collapses in giggles) No...really it's true!)"

RM: When I do something very, very, very bad (We had just had an "incident")

4. How does your mom make you laugh?

JM: By tickling me!

SM: By tickling me!

RM: Tell me jokes (high praise coming from this guy)

5. What was your mom like as a child?

JM: I don’t know.

SM: ...Blank stare... "Nice?"

RM: I have no idea!

6. How old is your mom?

JM: 50 hundred

SM: 37 (close)

RM: 37

7. How tall is your mom?

JM: As tall as a big toy

SM: 8 inches...I don't know!

RM: ahhhhh...3 feet

8. What is her favorite thing to do?

JM: Play with me.

SM: Get a Sonic drink (Note: there is a sonic drink next to me, so I'm hoping that where this train of thought is coming from!)

RM: Play with us

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

JM: Work.

SM: On the computer...or go get a Sonic drink

RM: I have no idea...Make dinner and do the laundry

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

JM: I don't know

SM: Singing (I don't know who she is talking about here!)

RM: Cooking (I like that!)...not for Vegtable burritos...I don't like those (they are Casey and my faves btw!)

11. What is your mom really good at?

JM: really good at working

SM: Scrapbooking

RM: Cooking

12. What is your mom not very good at?

JM: I don't know what you're not very good at. You're good at everything!

SM: I think you're good at everything

RM: Playing Stratego (a total assumption! I've never played this with him)

13. What does your mom do for a job?

JM: Keep us safe. I don't know what you do with your job. Mom, stop doing hard questions!

SM: Work on the computer

RM: Photographing and Nortel

14. What is your mom’s favorite food?

JM: Paninis

SM: Macaroni and cheese (?)

RM: Brownies (this kid knows me!)

15. What makes you proud of your mom?

JM: Cuddling with me!

SM: You're not losing your job and you're good at being a mom! (can you tell the recession has struck fear in our household!)

RM: When someone gives you comments on your photographing

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

JM: Elastigirl, maybe!

SM: Kim Possible

RM: You would be Fancy Nancy!

17. What do you and your mom do together?

JM: Cuddle! (I'm sensing a theme here. Can you tell who my cuddle-bug is?

SM: Go shopping!

RM: We talk

18. How are you and your mom the same?

JM: Our skin's the same

SM: My heart is just like yours (awwww!)

RM: I have no idea! We like brownies (I think I'm beginning to understand my issues with weight loss...or lack there of!)

19. How are you and your mom different?

JM: Our eyes are different

SM: You have shorter hair than me

RM: You have brown eyes and I have hazel

20. How do you know your mom loves you?

JM: You cuddle with with me

SM: Because you buy me clothes and be nice to me

RM: Cause she gives me everything I need

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

JM: He fixes the car...gets it more gas

SM: He's strong...no, he's loving!

RM: His laugh

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

JM: Burger Barn

SM: Sonic!

RM: TaMolly's...no, no, no...go back! Wal-mart!