Experiment #2

Given that Wednesday was another boring work-day for dad, we'll see if we can get the boy to share details of his day.

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Dad: How was your day?

Boy: I liked it.

Dad: What did you do?

Boy: Uh...(sees that I'm writing what he says...glare...push)...I liked it when I got to play with my Potato Gun.

Dad: The one you bought at Archie McPhee?

Boy: Yes.

Dad: That couldn't have taken very long. What else did you do?

Boy: I really want to go back to Archie McPhee.

Dad: I know, what else did you do?

Boy: Um...hmm...will you stop that (writing what I actually say)?!

[boy attempts to hijack transcript by bring up an ugly episode where dad accidentally broke a slingshot - on the first use - that he bought at Four Corners]

Boy: I liked...(mentions things we did on Tuesday)...

Dad: Do you even remember what you did?

Boy: I forget things sometimes...(continues to mutter about the slingshot)

Dad: When I got home you were reading Garfield. The girls (mom, sis, aunt) said that you'd had a hard day: cabin fever from being sequestered with girls who made jewelry all day.

Boy: What does sequestered mean?

[interview breaks down]

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After I got home we went out for Mexican food (begin mocking now...I know, I swore I wouldn't eat Mexican 'til we got back to TX), ice cream, and a walk along the boardwalk in Bremerton. We all got to see the Fountain Park that they'd seen the day before. If, for any reason, you ever find yourself in Bremerton, WA - don't miss out on the fountain walk. It was wonderful.

Tomorrow is the 3rd and final workday in Seattle; then it's back to vacation mode.

Thanks for reading.