Interview

Slouching Mom graciously offered to send interview questions to some of her readers last week. Since she is such an amazing writer I thought I'd like to see what kind of questions she'd come up with for me. And she sent me some questions even though I apparently can't read!

1. So, be honest. You already have a girl and a boy. And now there's a third on the way! Are you hoping for a boy or a girl, or don't you care? Would M. and K. do better with a brother or a sister, do you think?
   
   Hmmm. This is a tough one. I haven’t been pregnant for very long so I haven’t had a ton of time to think about it. If I was totally honest I’d say I hope for another girl just because there are already 4 boys to the 1 girl in the cousin area. And the girl clothes are just so darn cute. And I know how girl parts work. Boy parts, not so much. Hence, K is not potty-trained yet. I can’t demonstrate how that thing works. In fact, I don’t know how to even start to help him with that area.
   
   On the other hand, boys need their mommies more. And I like to be needed.
   
   So, I guess I just want a baby…boy or girl. It’s all good.
   
   I think M and K will do fine with either, as well. But I’m probably in a delusional state. Pregnancy-induced euphoria?
   
2. Minnesota often gets a bad rap because it's so cold and snowy. Tell me something you love about living in Minnesota.
   
   Honestly, if I were to move away from Minnesota I would most miss (besides my family, who all live here in Minnesota) the distinct changing of the seasons. Sure you get those fluky days that are warmer or colder than normal but for the most part you experience the true four seasons here.
   
   When the leaves change color in autumn it is one of the most breathtaking sights. I get to see it every year.
   
   The winter snow hanging on the bare trees and against the dark green pines makes me think of Christmas in days gone by. The soft ping of tiny snowflakes hitting the window while I cuddle, warm, inside with my kids inspires me to do Sally Homemaker-type stuff like bake cookies. The muted sounds of everything when you venture outdoors.
   
   Everything that is brown turning green again. The clean scent to the air. Fresh spring rain.
   
   And summer? The hot days that beg for a swim that cool into a comfortable night. Those days that don’t cool spark spectacular thunderstorms that, while they terrify my kids, I actually love to lay in bed and listen to the rain pelting the roof and the thunder rolling over and over.
   
3. K.'s alternate nickname is "Accident Prone Man, Jr."; describe his most spectacular accident thus far.
   
   When he was about 16 months and still not the steadiest on his feet, he was playing in the garage at my parents’ house with his sister and his cousins. They play in the garage sometimes in the winter time because it’s too cold to go outside but they start to go stir-crazy in the house all the time. K was attempting to keep up with the big kids, tripped and fell on his face. On the concrete. Which promptly chipped off half of one of his front teeth. Have you ever had a mouth injury? Yeah, the mouth bleeds. A lot. Anywho. Call to the dentist (whom he’d never been to but luckily I had just taken M to so they would take K as a patient) who told me to bring him in for an x-ray. Let me tell you it is not fun to hold a screaming toddler’s head so that people can get an x-ray. He didn’t damage the root, which is what they were concerned about, so they sealed up his tooth a week or so later and built the tooth up a bit so it doesn’t look so chipped.
4. Do you feel as if you've become a better parent with each child? If so, in what ways?
   
   In some ways I suppose I have relaxed more. The way the “experts” say to do things often aren’t the best ways for my family, which really threw me for a loop as a new mom. Now I just do things my own wrong way and don’t worry about it so much. Also, with more than one child you don’t focus so much on one child and become one of those annoying parents who think their child does absolutely nothing wrong ever. Because let me tell you, my kids screw up often. But then, so do I.
   
5. Name the book you most recently finished and then review it.
   
   4 Blondes by Candace Bushnell.
   
   It is essentially 4 short stories about 4 blonde women (hence the title) who are upper-class and egotistical. The women spend much of their time thinking that the world owes them a favor. Perhaps this is a book for a younger woman or something…or at least a woman without children, because I found the women insufferable. Why did I keep reading? Because I have to finish reading a book if I start it. It’s just a rule. But seriously, skip this book. You won't be sorry.

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Thank you to Slouching Mom for these great questions. It was fun to answer them!

I'd like to pass on the offer if anyone would like me to write some interview questions for them. Leave me a comment here, then shoot me an email so I know where to send the questions!