Quayd's birthday interview and some nummy cookies!

Wow. Here's Quayd's birthday interview.  He was so serious today.  I am always amazed by his sensitive spirit.  Sometimes, he's your ordinary silly 14 year old boy.  He's never been one for rude manners, but he can be pretty silly and loud.  Today, not so much.

If you could have one super-power, what would it be? Doing good to the world.

What was the last chore you did? Cleaning up my room. 

What's the last service you did?  I took Sister Watts her medicine from Lee's Pharmacy and she gave me a dollar for it!

What is your favorite song?  Linkin Park, "What I've Done." from Transformers (Imagine that?)

What do you like to eat for lunch at school?  Pizza.   (some things never change)

What's the nicest thing you've done for someone in your family lately? Being respectful and responsible.

What makes you mad?   My sisters when they get on my nerves.  When people talk behind other people's back. 

Where would you like to go on vacation?   The ranch, since we've not gone in tooooooo long!

Who's the smartest person in your family?  Probably Mom and Dad because Mom has this power that she knows everything that's going on all the time and Dad because he's smart with math, chemistry and has the power of making people feel better all the time.

How are you like Mom? I'm almost as tall as her.  I getting older like her.  Um. And I am respectful to her and yeh, that's pretty much it.  You're a fun-loving Mom. 

What's one word to describe Mom?  "Lois"  (I cackled loud enough for the neighbors to hear!  We watched this on YouTube about four years ago once and he still does the whole little schtick almost daily to me.) (and for the record, we've never watched a single minute of Family Guy!)

How are you like Dad?   Pretty much the same things. We watch movies together like Transformers, we can understand each other on the girl situations (I think he meant his sisters)  or situations with my peers and he takes us swimming and we go on bike rides with the scouts together.  He's just a fun loving dad. 

What's one word to describe Dad?  " Stud!  No, Babe, in your version. My word for Dad ~ EPIC!!, COOL! AWESOME!"

What's one thing that Mom always says to you?  "Make good choices.  I love you.  Be at the right place at the right time doing the right thing.  Um.  Goodnight.   Mmm-hmm-hhhmmm-hmmm.  (when I tell them an answer that I don't want them to know, I mmm-hmmmm the syllables instead of saying the words.)

What's one thing that you and Dad do together that you'll always remember?  We're spiritual men and endure to the end together.

If you had a million dollars, what's the first thing you'd buy?  I'd save it for my mission, pay tithing and then get a house.  A really nice looking house like Hogwarts.  Oh!  And definitely an iTouch, like the 4G and maybe a few Nintendo games like Lego Harry Potter 5-7.

How do you know that Mom and Dad love you? Cause I can see it in their eyes.   They feed me, they care for me, play with me (except when they are working) and they love me because I'm a good boy and make the right choices and alright - I do what I'm told to do and we were sealed as a family, so we'll always love each other, even if it's hard, we can still forgive and always love each other.  We're always there for each other. 

What's your favorite cereal?  Probably Cinnamon Toasters, those square kind with the cinnamon and sugar.

What's your favorite TV show?  LOST, even though it's not on TV anymore.  Castle, even though I've never got to see it.

What's your favorite vegetable?  Probably peas and Broccoli

What toy would you never give away?  My Nintendo DS.  My iPod if I ever got one.  My Transformers cuz they are collectibles, my wands. My Harry Potter glasses.  My gun.

What's your favorite game?  You mean,  on the Nintendo?  Probably Lego Harry Potter, Indiana Jones Lego and StarWars Lego.  My other favortite real game is Night Games.  (games in the dark in the neighborhood with a gazillion kids.)

What's your favorite movie?  Probably all three Transformers, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, all of them, every single one.

What food would you eat every day if you could?   Shrimp and pizza

If you could choose a different name, what would it be?   Quayd Zero

What's the first thing you want to show your friends when they come to your house?  Mom's cookie jar!   

What's the scariest thing you've ever done?  My life before I came to live with you guys.  Sometimes I have nightmares that haunt me about that.   (He seriously has very few memories since he has been with us since the week he turned 4, but the few he has aren't very positive.  Sad, but true.  We don't bring this subject up often and I was surprised that he did today.  It's telling.)

Is your room messy or clean?   Right now?  When I woke up, I didn't have that much time today, but I usually have it really clean.  (He does!) 

If you could eat at any restaurant for the rest of your life, where would it be?  Golden Corral because they have shrimp! They've got almost everything except Mom's brownies and German pancakes.  They don't have that there.  Yep, probably Golden Corral and at home are my favorite places to eat.  

What's your favorite candy bar?  Take Five and 100 Grands. Snickers are good too.

What's the last thing of yours that Mom put on the fridge door?  I have no idea.  It's been a while.

What's your nickname? LoveBug, that's what you call me.

What's the best age to be?  Probably 14 because that's when other options come to you. It's when you start making more important choices and set up goals..like becoming a Teacher, going to the next step.

What do you and your sisters fight about?   Random stuff, I have no idea why, but we just do sometimes.

What's under your bed?  Okay, let's see. My art work, I know for a fact.  Some weird cord that I have no idea about and that's probably it.

What's your favorite holiday?  Probably my birthday because that's when we celebrate!

What do you know at age 14  Life is hard.  For me, in my opinion, please don't get me wrong, watching out for my sister is really hard because, that's when, in my experience, I have to be the one to protect her if anyone bullies her.  And being a good boy is important cause there are other people who are going to offer drugs and I know the answer is no, no, no, no, no.   I know that making good choices is important, learning from your mistakes is important.  I know that my parents love me.  I know that the Holy Ghost is with me and if there are dark times, it will help me get out of that situation.  I know that your friends can look up to you if you are a good example.  I know that the gospel is true.  I know that Thomas S. Monson is a prophet.  I know that Jesus Christ suffered for our sins and that we can thank him now by taking the sacrament and living worthily.   I know that my family is important.  I know that I have really good friends that help me.  I know that Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father are always there.  I guess that's all. That's pretty much it. 

 And that's my boy!  I heart him!

Now for a cookie.... a friend made these recently and OH MY!  She took no credit for the recipe, only to send me this, right off Pinterest.  I think they'd be fabulous ORANGE cookies in October or November!

A few other ramblings...

• No cavities for Gracie!  Three more dentist appointments this week.
• I'm impressed with Denise's auto insurance company.  They called to see how I'm doing after the accident and give me the correct numbers I need to see that my medical bills are properly billed and handled.  And I'm shocked that four days later, it still hurts. A. lot.
• Bill Clinton ~ 65 years old?  Whodathunkit?
• Still recovering from Transformers, BTW.   Footloose, anyone?  I can't wait!
• Life is good!

And in the end, it's not the years in the life; It's the life in the years.

Comments

[Nicole]

Happy Birthday Quayd! What a fine young man you have raised.

[Laura]

I have tears in my eyes for your son. Your pride and love for him is palpable. May God richly bless all of the days of your life, Quayd! You are going to do great things and make our Savior very proud!

[susan]

Oh, and one more thing.....i want teens to look like teens....not like 20somethings. Just saying....

[susan]

most impressive insurance company! Clinton at 85? well, can't say least about that.

But if it's not Kevin Bacon, it's not Footloose. Don't care how good it is. It has to be Kevin.

[Pamela K.]

I loved this interview! Quayd is a great guy! :-) That video totally cracked me up. :-D I'll have to make these cookies for my mom. She loves lemon. Thanks for sharing! :-)