(while eating breakfast)
RJ: We could write a book called, “How to Scare Yourself.”
Dad: Yeah? What would be in it?
RJ: Only one page… Only words and no pictures.
Dad: What would it say?
RJ: (making eerie wind-through-the-trees sounds) “Just blow and whistle.”
Dad: Great idea, but I don’t think many people would buy it.
RJ: It’s okay. I’ll just give them away… As birthday presents!
Easter and the Autumn break rolled around once more, so we took off down south to unwind and relax a little. We brought our friends M, J, J, and I along with us and we all had a great time. Big events this time around were several extreme rock climbing sessions, decorating eggs, the Easter morning hunt, a hike through the Karri forest and the required horse riding.
We made it to the top!
(while reading stories before bed)
Dad: … that the most likely reason of all, may have been that his heart was two sizes too small…
RJ: That’s why he was so mean.
Dad: Yep. That’s definitely why the Grinch was so mean.
RJ: His heart wasn’t big enough to push all the blood around. He wasn’t getting enough blood in his brain.
Dad: That’ll put anyone in a bad mood.
(After finishing the last scene of Romeo and Juliet during bedtime reading…)
LR: So she just stabbed herself?!
Mum: Yeah.
LR: Well, that was stupid!
Mum: Mmmm?
LR: He’s just a boy! Let him drink poison. Who cares?!
Mum: Well, she really loved him.
LR: There are lots of boys.
Mum: True. Pretty stupid.
Maybe we’ll skip the romantic tragedies for a little while…
