ar: (monologue) "man, i wish i could get back in the habit of asking for water every time i hear the word 'DRINK', or realized that, you know how your mouth is usually covered in that much slobber?"
(holds up fingers in quarter-size circle)
"well, if every time my mouth was just THAT dry..." (makes smaller circle with fingers)
"i would ask for water. man, that was a great habit i had back in the golden age of my young years. i'd LOVE to get back in that habit. it would give me lots of vitamin D,
and vitamin C, and calcium, and make me really strong! And look at my muscle NOW!" (flexes in what he calls the "pull back" position, where a small indention is seen between his bicep and tricep)
"if i can pull it back THIS far NOW, just imagine how far back i could pull it if i drank 3 whole bottles every day!"
(walks away with head held high, smile on face)
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wt: "momma, does this mean we're all done with school?"
db: "yes, for now."
wt: "AWE-SUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMM!!"
db: "hmmm, if you start acting like school is a chore... and learning is no fun..." (dramatic pause here while i put finger to chin and pretend to ponder) "then i'll be sure to give you LOTS more school-time and NO play-time at all, yes, that's it, to help you change your heart, of course."
(wil tyler and andrew reed simultaneously register what can only be called 'looks-of alarm')
ar: (rushing to wt's defense, like the good big brother he usually is) "OH, NO, MOMMA! that's not what he meant AT ALL! see, what he MEANT is that he really wants to get back to WORK. you see, momma, before you called us in here to do our SCHOOL work, we were doing OTHER work, like clearing vines and making paths, so we could play on the loader more and make a fort. it's not that he thinks school work isn't FUN, it's just that he wants to get back to WORK!"
db: "what a noble cause."
wt to db: "yep, momma, he's right!" (nodding so vigorously i briefly wonder if i could find a chiropractor who would adjust a
6 yr old boy)
wt to ar: (head cocked, with a look of brotherly admiration on his face) "andrew, you are so WISE! momma, i just don't know how he got so wise. andrew, you are the rock-on-the-dude!" (wil-speak for 'rock on, dude!")
db: "go play."
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