What the kids think of their mother

Carolyn went to New Mexico for a week for some training with CIEE. While she was gone, I asked the older children these questions about their mother.

1. What is something mom always says to you?

Cassidy – I love you

Cayden – no

Catheryn - she wants to paint with me sometimes

2. What makes mom happy?

Cassidy – when I want her to teach me to play volleyball

Cayden – me doing good

Catheryn - when Cassidy plays barbies with me and mommy wants me to paint a tree

3. What makes mom sad?

Cassidy – when I say “I hate her”

Cayden – me doing bad

Catheryn - when people do mean things

4. How does your mom make you laugh?

Cassidy – when she funny stuff

Cayden – she tells funny stories

Catheryn - by smiling

5. What was your mom like as a child?

Cassidy – she had to do chores

Cayden – she was a tomboy

Catheryn - by giving people newspapers

6. How old is your mom?

Cassidy – she will be 30 in March

Cayden - 29

Catheryn - I think 28

7. How tall is your mom?

Cassidy – about 6’ tall

Cayden – 6’ 3”

Catheryn - very tall. She’s a grown up and she’s a mom and she cooks dinner

8. What is her favorite thing to do?

Cassidy – be around her family

Cayden – send us outside to play

Catheryn - cook dinner, rice and noodles

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

Cassidy – take care of the three younger children

Cayden – babysit the little kids

Catheryn - clean the house

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

Cassidy – singing and volleyball. She sings like an opera singer.

Cayden – she’s beautiful

Catheryn - be rich

11. What is your mom really good at?

Cassidy - volleyball

Cayden - volleyball

Catheryn - making dinner

12. What is your mom not very good at?

Cassidy – baseball and basketball and football.

Cayden – throwing snowballs at me. She misses a lot.

Catheryn - she hasn’t painted this whole entire house

13. What does your mom do for her job?

Cassidy – she works for CIEE finding homes for exchange students. Child care for Vaona children.

Cayden – babysit Evangeline and Olivia and CIEE (http://www.ciee.org/highschool/host-families/benefits.html) . She works for exchange students helping them find families.

Catheryn - She helps do people’s teeth at work. (Carolyn used to trim models of people’s teeth at Eagle River Orthodontics)

14. What is your mom's favorite food?

Cassidy - pizza

Cayden – bet it would be strawberries

Catheryn - rice I think

15. What makes you proud of your mom?

Cassidy – when she places exchange students

Cayden – she works hard and earns money from CIEE (Council of International Educational Exchange)

Catheryn - She smiles a lot to me and tells me what to do everyday

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

Cassidy – Minnie Mouse

Cayden – a beautiful wife marrying a handsome man

Catheryn – Mater [from the movie Cars]

17. What do you and your mom do together?

Cassidy – go shopping and get clothes and stuff. We both like to go shopping

Cayden – have dates

Catheryn - go to the store

18. How are you and your mom the same?

Cassidy – we both have blue eyes. We are both female and tall.

Cayden – she has blue eyes and I have blue eyes

Catheryn - because we are both girls

19. How are you and your mom different?

Cassidy – she has black hair and I have brownish blonde hair. she is taller.

Cayden – she has dark hair and I have light hair

Catheryn - she has long hair I have short hair

20. How do you know your mom loves you?

Cassidy – because she cares for me. She gives me clothes to wear. She never yells at me.

Cayden – she was up all night with me when I had an ear infection

Catheryn - because she kisses me a lot and hugs me.