I picked up Ethan and Owen after school on Tuesday, April 28, the last day they were five years old. We went home to enjoy Dilly Bars with Grandpappy. I had been mulling over the idea of having a conversation with them about their
upcoming birthday, taking some notes, and creating a poem or little story based on their comments. As with many of
my ideas, this one took a turn in a different direction, so I went with it.
Here’s as much of the conversation as I could get down on virtual paper! I didn't identify the speaker--I started to, but it got out of control very quickly!
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Me: When is your birthday?
“Our birthday is
April 29. It was supposed to be May 29, but Mommy couldn’t hold us in because
we were kicking hard.”
“Gayle said she
might not recognize us when we’re six tomorrow.”
Me: What are some things you remember about
being five?
(Puzzled look)
“We burped.”
“Getting ice cream
with you.” (They were eating Dilly bars
while we discussed being 5.)
Do you remember anything else?
“We went to Gustie basketball practice. And games.”
“And a Gustie
baseball game. Only one.”
“We got so much
presents on our birthday when we turned 5 last year.”
“Playing soccer at
the park. Will you guys come to see us play soccer sometime?”
“We have swimming
lessons.”
“Zander has 9
cavities.”
“We go to
kindergarten when we’re five.”
“We’re not five
anymore. Tomorrow we’ll be six.”
(Gpa asked about when they had their first
school bus ride.)
“We had that when
we were four, when we went to preschool.”
(Then they admitted that their first ride on
a yellow school bus was when they were five.)
“Someone was
bleeding on the bus today.”
E and O named some new friends:
“Calvin, Max, but
we knew him in preschool. Ian A.
and Ian B. Ian B. is his nickname.
Juddie Buddy.”
Gpa: Is there is a girl named Montana
in your class?
“We
knew Montana because she farted at the beginning of the school year. She has
loud burps. She only likes Laila Osborne and Mailinn.” (sp)
“We learned to
read. Ms Depuydt taught us how to write at the beginning of the school year.”
“We learned how to
read from Mommy and Daddy.”
Me: Anything else you remember about when
you were five?
“Christmas with
our cousins. But I really only
remember the presents.”
“And Easter with
Miles and Westy. We got to have an Easter egg hunt.”
“We made ganola
(O)/gamola (E) bars and buscetti at school.”
(Later, in the car on the way to their house Bunker Lane, Ethan took a
look at a stick pretzel he was about to put into his mouth.)
“This
is a peakalow.”
I asked, “Is it a piccolo?” Ethan: “No! A PEAKalow.”
E and O explained they also learned about a
flute and a clarinet in music class. We reviewed what instruments Mommy, Daddy,
and the aunts and uncles played. When I said that Daddy had played a trumpet,
Owen was enthusiastic: “Oh
I LOVE trumpets!” Be glad no one played drums.
