My sister wanted to interview me
Hi, it’s Liam here. If you want to know more about me go here.
For this post, my 8-year old sister is about to interview me with questions and Mom is going to write it all down.
Right now I'm sad that in four weeks we will be down on the boat. I'm also really exited that I will swim in the pool at the marina. I will miss Rosie. I love Rosie and always will, she is my lovely dog and is the only dog since Farley died. I will miss the family all the time that I will not be seeing them. Though we will be seeing them every two weeks*. Well, My sister is impatient for our interview. I have to go now before she gets too angry.
*Mom Note: I think he is referring to the hopeful frequency of family visitors?
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A: How are you feeling about moving onto the boat?
L: I'm feeling excited.
A: Anything else?
L: I'm feeling a little sad because I'm leaving everything that I've known behind. Friends, familiar ground, our house, my very comfortable bed.
A: Well I get that. Umm, what are you looking forward to?
L: I'm looking forward to waking up with the sunrise and going to bed with the sunset and being able to swim almost every day.
A: What are you not looking forward to?
L: I'm not looking forward to the spiders.
A: Haha. Anything else? No? Just the spiders?
L: Thinking thinking. I'm not looking forward to being in a small space with a sister who is particularly crazy.
A: Which sister is that?
L: Grace.
A: Ok. Umm, what are your emotions about your toys?
L: I don't really feel any emotions about the toys. I'm glad I can bring some and I understand that I can't bring everything.
A: What do you feel about eating? Like what we are going to eat all the time?
L: I feel like most of the stuff we are going to be eating is fish.
A: And oatmeal.
L: I love oatmeal so eating oatmeal every day is ok with me.
A: It's not ok with me. What about not being on land and you are on a boat in the middle of the ocean and you don't have anywhere to go because there is water all around you?
L: I might get claustrophobic - I don't get claustrophobic but it might happen. Usually there is wind so we will be going nice and fast. It will be nice and quiet.
A: How do you feel about leaving Rosie?
L: I feel sad.
A: Aww Liam.
L: I feel sad that I will be leaving a family member behind. I wish I could bring Rosie with us but I understand that she will be a lot happier here at Grandma's then on the boat. But I will really really really miss her. When ever we come to visit the first thing I'll do is drop the luggage and run over to Rosie to give her a big hug.
A: Yes I understand that you are sad, I am sad too. (Mom Note: She says in a fake therapist voice). It's hard to leave that dog because she's been with us our whole lives.
L: Yes.
A: Yes that's right. And that's why it's hard to leave the house too, you've known it your whole life. But it's not like we aren't ever going to see them (house and dog) again. Right? And that's the big question I wanted to ask you because it's so difficult to leave something or someone behind that you've been with your whole life.
L: Thank you for this interview Aden, it's very realistic (Mom Note: then they hug)
Below are three pictures of Rosie:
Waiting in the sun outside of our school for us - she does this every day.
Having a nap on the couch, she likes to have a pillow under her chin.
On a hike with us at Hilton Falls.
