Happy Birthday Wendy

Below are some questions that I asked the children about their mother in July 2009 and then followed up in October 2010 for comparisons. It is quit fun.

Impressions of Mom

What is something your mom always says to you?

July 2009
E-I love you
R- Rachel, Come here
A-Umm, clean up
B- Go to sleep

October 2010
E- I love you
R-Is your homework done yet?
A-Go to bed, its time for bed
B-Stay with me


What makes your mom happy?

July 2009
E-She likes suprises that are like chores
R- Doing chores without being asked
A- Cleaning up
B- Don’t break stuff

Oct. 2010
E- Lots of sleep
R-When I do my homework without being asked
A-Hug and kiss her
B-Loving


What makes your mom sad?

July 2009
E- When we don’t do chores
R- Being Wii sick
A-Hurting Brian
B-Doing something bad

Oct. 2010
E-Evil People
R-Not doing my homework
A-Me punching her in the eye (Have you done that before?) –No, but that is something
B-Hurting


How does your mom make you laugh?

July 2009
E-The problem is I don’t laugh often, (more probing) she does something silly
R- Playing Monopoly games
A-Tickling me
B- Being happy and I laugh

Oct. 2010
E-Sarcasticly funny jokes
R-By eating pie
A-Tickling Me
B-Tickle


What did your mom like to do when she was a child?

July 2009
E-Ride her bike
R- I guess I have to say wrestle with her brother John
A-Dancing with music on
B-Be happy to me

Oct. 2010
E- She played with airplanes and mermaids
R-Think about boys, you should see her journal
A-I don’t know. . . um. . . play!? With her friends
B-Loving


How old is your mom?

July 2009
E-very old -35
R- 34
A-22
B-23

Oct. 2010
E-35 years of age (asked on her Birthday)
R-35(asked on her Birthday)
A- 37, wait no I think it is 34 (this was asked two days before her 35th birthday)
B-I don’t know, I think its 31, no wait I remember, 34(also asked two days before her 35th birthday)


How tall is your mom?

July2009
E- A little taller than me and I’m tall
R- About 7 feet
A- Bigger than me
B- 16

Oct. 2010
E-She is taller than dad
R-Taller than you (speaking to dad)
A-about. . .35inches
B-this big (as he stretches his arms from the ground to as high as he could reach)


What is her favorite thing to do?

July 2009
E-She loves, I repeat loves to eat chocolate. Be with us an make us happy
R- Be with her family
A-Playing board games, she likes to clean up
B- Being happy

Oct. 2010
E-Read
R-Making me do my homework
A-Play games with me
B-Love me


What does your mom do when you're not around?

July 2009
E- She reads and she kisses Daddy
R- Go shopping
A-Play a board game, and cries when I was in kindergarten first
B- Play puzzle piece

Oct. 2010
E-She eats chocolate cake and yummy foods that I don’t ever get to eat
R-Read
A-Work
B-Find me


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

July 2009
E-She will be famous for her scrumptious delectable pizza
R- For excellent reading
A-Good at singing
B-Mommy can be with dad

Oct. 2010
E-Her Pizza
R-Being ordinary and tallish
A-Being friendly
B-(shoulder shrug) Loving


What is your mom really good at?

July 2009
E- She is really good at making us kids happy and cleaning up
R- Helping me when I get really hurt
A-Singing
B- Uh cleaning the dishwasher

Oct. 2010
E-Making food
R-Hmm. . .She is really good at taking care of me
A-Loving me, and loving dad
B-Making pictures


What is your mom not very good at?

July 2009
E-Reading fast
R- Playing baseball
A-Let me think . . . I don’t know . . .cleaning a lot –so we have to help her
B-Playing Leapster

Oct. 2010
E-Spelling
R-Buying me silly bands
A-Running fast, I’m really fast, faster than mom
B-Painting hearts on the wall


What does your mom do for her job?

July 2009
E- She takes care of us kids
R-Take care of me and my brothers
A- Doing the laundry
B- Get to work

Oct. 2010
E- She does not have a job, she is a mommy
R-Stays home and uh takes care of me and makes me do homework
A-Work with Eric, and help me to do math stuff
B-Clean up! Clean up!


What is your mom's favorite food?

July 2009
E- Chocolate
R- Oh my goodness that’s a tough one . . .she loves everything
A- Lasagna
B- Apples

Oct. 2010
E-Provolone cheese (really?) yeah, everyones favorite food is provolone cheese
R-Chinese Food and Pizza
A-Hamburgers? I’m guessing this
B-Everything

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

July 2009
E-Taz . . . sometimes
R-Hmm what gets cold easily? . . . A penguin because without all the coats they would be freezing
A-Phineus
B-One that you like . . . at a baseball game

Oct. 2010
E-Thomas the Tank Engine
R-An angel
A-This is going to be way too hilarious. . . um. . .the flexigirl on mister incredibles
B-(shoulder shrug . . . question again) herself


What do you and your mom do together?

July 2009
E- We go buy bakagon. (after some probing) –Watch wipeout
R- Go to the Library and shopping
A-Play board games with Rachel, playing monopoly
B- Hug and kisses

Oct. 2010
E-Shop for cool stuff
R-We talk about stuff and things
A-Games and puzzles and oh yeah flashlight hide-and-go-seek
B-Love


How are you and your mom the same?

July 2009
E- We have brown hair, we both love chocolate and we know we have to save our money sometimes.
R- We are both girls, we both like to go shopping
A-Because we are persons
B- a’cause we can be happy

Oct. 2010
E-We both like airplanes at one time
R- We are both girls
A-We both are people
B-We love each other


How are you and your mom different?

July 2009
E-I have telekinesis power, and can read peoples mind and tell the future. (after telling him not to be silly) I am younger, she is older, I am a boy and she is a girl. She likes more foods than me
R- Mom has brown hair, I have dark blonde
A-Because I am a boy and she is a girl
B-Mommy and daddy can go shopping

Oct. 2010
E- I am fat and mommy is not
R-I have blonde hair, she doesn’t. She has brown hair
A-She’s a girl and I am a boy
B-Not being married




How do you know your mom loves you?

July 2009
E-She makes us happy and plays games with us and try to make us happy in all the ways she can
R- Because she gives me food clothing and a shelter. And she says she loves me
A-Because she kisses me
B- Because I can give momma kisses

Oct. 2010
E-Cause she says it every day and every night and I hear it a lot so I think she’s kinda got it drilled into my head
R-Cause she tells me every night
A-She’s my mom
B-That’s ‘cause I love her


What does your mom like most about your dad?

July 2009
E- Your athletic and do stuff when she needs help
R-The way he is kind and lovable
A-Big and strong
B- Give kisses to you

Oct. 2010
E-Daddy is so strong, he could probably knock down one of the walls of our house
R-That he is so handsome and cute
A-Its his husband
B-Kissing


Where is your mom's favorite place to go?

July 2009
E- The New China buffet
R-Megan’s house maybe. . . I don’t know, that would be my first guess
A-the restraunt - - the Chinese buffet
B- Grandma and Grandpa’s house (which grandma and grandpa) my grandma and grandpa

Oct 2010
E-She likes to go to Hawaii cause its pretty
R-Home
A-To the pizza place, what was it called?
B-The fair


Where is your mom’s favorite place to vacation?

July 2009
E Oooooh that one is tricky. I am going to have to go with going to her Mom and Dad’s house
R-That’s a hard one. . . to reunions
A-Go to her grandma and grandpa’s house
B- Go shopping

Oct. 2010
E-Anywhere with you dad, obviously
R-Probably anyplace warm like Hawaii or Mexico or Southern California
A-Um I think, oh, Hawaii
B-Puyallup


What makes you proud of your Mom?

July 2009
E- I can always look up to her in times of need and get answers and look to her for an example
R-For being such a good Mom
A- Being nice
B- Tickle me

Oct. 2010
E-Mommy is super nice and she does awesome stuff
R-She understands me a lot and shes a good mom
A-When I am playing baseball. (re-questioned and explained the meaning) That she is my mom and nobody else’s
B-Loving her