Tonsils....who needs 'em?

scheduled for the 17th of June, just a few short days after school is out for the summer, Tanner is getting his tonsils removed. he is recovering from the third or fourth round of strep in just a few months this week and the doctors have decided getting rid of the culprits will be the best for the future. he is a little excited, he told a friend the other day he was having his "lungs" removed, thankfully the lungs will stay but the tonsils gotta go. I will try to keep you updated on his recovery. I will have pic to post later too :)

Interview with Laurence Dunn

Laurence Dunn age 65

Do you go by a nickname?
Laurence: Not since I was a little kid. When I was a little kid they called me “wakie wakie.” I was a timid scout that couldn’t fall asleep and often caused a commotion. Because of this, the bishop of our ward, Bishop Greenland, called me Wakie.
At home I didn’t have a nickname. My mom was ticked when anyone called me Larry. I was Laurence until I went to work on a construction site. I’ve been called Larry since I was 18. My family calls me Laurence. My mom didn’t believe in nicknames and she was insistent. My dad never called me Larry until a little while before he died.
What’s the one sound that drives you crazy?
Laurence: I don’t know that I have ever been driven crazy by a sound.
What is your favorite book?
The Book of Mormon. That aside, the story that I always giggled at was “Three Men in a Boat” by Jerome K. Jerome.
Who would you consider to be your hero?
Laurence: My dad.
What’s your favorite smell?
Laurence: I don’t know. Hot apple pie in the oven. I’m sure there are others. Bread cooking is a good smell, food cooking, like when we got home from church, onion, garlic, and beef.
It’s hard to beat the smell of freshly mowed hay. It smells good, it catches my attention.
What’s your favorite movie to watch over and over again?
Laurence: We giggle every year at Christmas Story because it is what it is. But I’m happy to put it back in its box after Christmas and put it away. Princess Bride is in there… you’ve got to listen to the shrieking eels every once in a while.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Laurence: Retired. That’s easy. I want to do the things I did when I was 12. Walk up the river and catch pollywogs.
If you could possess any superpower, what would it be?
Laurence: I always thought that being able to read minds that would be pretty super awesome…
What’s your favorite cereal?
Laurence: You know I like anything with sugar on it… Post Grapenuts, Wheat Puffs and Rice Puffs and Corn Puffs especially with sugar on it. Sweetened puffs.
What is cooler? Ninjas or pirates?
Laurence: I don’t’ think I can abide either one… a little fantasy… neither one is cool for me.
Are you a collector of anything?
Laurence: Oh yeah… that is a genetic thing and I have the gene. So I collect.
Bullets, 22 boxes, scales, cookbooks, hymn books , bibles, church memorabilia books, ties, tie pins, I have the gene… I’m a collector….
What's your favorite color?
Laurence: I like red. I like blue, and yellow. I've got to have red cars. I have my red scooter… BYU blue. Who doesn’t love that?
If you could have 3 wishes granted, what would they be?
Laurence: I know how to answer this… Tons of money, good health and more wishes… cuz that’s the order (try not to be specific about the amount because it’s never enough.)

Interview with Megan

deb: Do you go by a nickname?
Megan: I’m called anything... Shorty, Meg, Megan, Hey You….
deb: What’s the one sound that drives you crazy?
Megan: Josh when he barks. It’s is so annoying.
deb: What is your favorite book?
Megan: I don’t know. I don’t have a favorite book.
deb: Who would you consider to be your hero?
Megan: My friends.
deb: What’s your favorite smell?
Megan: Flowers
deb: What’s your favorite movie to watch over and over again?
Megan: Wallee.
deb: What do you want to be when you grow up?
Megan: Teacher, Mother, that’s it.
deb: If you could possess any superpower, what would it be?
Megan: Um, I don’t know… probably being able to fly. That would be really cool.
deb: What’s your favorite cereal?
Megan:I like to eat “Pops” the corn things that are little.
deb: What is cooler? Ninjas or pirates?
Megan: Ninjas
deb: Are you a collector of anything?
Megan: I collect stuff animal dogs, pictures, random things
deb: What's your favorite color?
Megan: Blue.
deb: If you could have 3 wishes granted, what would they be?
Megan: A million dollars, um, more wishes….so I can ask for anything and a puppy.
Megan - age 12

Interview with Mckenzie

deb: Do you go by a nickname?
Mckenzie: Kenzie, Mack, my grandpa’s here and he calls me Charmin’
(Denise added later that Ken calls her Kenzered and Josh calls her Zucchini)
deb: What’s the one sound that drives you crazy?
Mckenzie: I don’t like to hear a fart.
deb: What is your favorite book?
Mckenzie: Books about babies. I like to look at pictures
deb: Who would you consider to be your hero?
Mckenzie: Mom, Dad, Grandma. Grandpa, Aunts and Uncles those are my heroes.
deb: What’s your favorite smell?
Mckenzie: flowers
deb: What’s your favorite movie to watch over and over again?
Mckenzie: Spongebob
deb: What do you want to be when you grow up?
Mckenzie: A swimmer like … a swimmer that saves kids from drowning.
deb: If you could possess any superpower, what would it be?
Mckenzie: To save kids.
deb: What’s your favorite cereal?
Mckenzie: Rice crispies with sugar. It’s good.
deb: What is cooler? Ninjas or pirates?
Mckenzie: I think a ninja is cool…
deb: Are you a collector of anything?
Mckenzie: I collect money. And I spend it. Okay.
deb: What's your favorite color?
Mckenzie: Purple, yellow... all colors. Not green and black is not my favorite.
deb: If you could have 3 wishes granted, what would they be?
Mckenzie: candy, and candy and candy all would be candy….

Interview with Melainey

deb: Do you go by a nickname?
Melainey: Lainey, Melanie, my dad calls me Turkey
deb: What’s the one sound that drives you crazy?
Melainey: noises, like cars honking and ...like a city… city noises
deb: What is your favorite book?
Melainey: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.
deb: Who would you consider to be your hero?
Melainey: I don’t have a hero
deb: What’s your favorite smell?
Melainey: flowers
deb: What’s your favorite movie to watch over and over again?
Melainey: The Mask, it’s funny, Walle
deb: What do you want to be when you grow up?
Melainey: A Teacher. Oh, I have another movie that I could watch over and over -Bedtime Stories
deb: If you could possess any superpower, what would it be?
Melainey: Invisibility. And being fast. Cuz in gym I’m really slow. I’m about the last one.
deb: What’s your favorite cereal?
Melainey: Frosted Crips ‘cuz I can eat it forever and not get board of it.
deb: What is cooler? Ninjas or pirates?
Melainey: umm I don’t know
deb: Are you a collector of anything?
Melainey: I have a bunch of Care Bears… I don’t collect them, but I have a lot of them
deb: What's your favorite color?
Melainey: Pink any kind of pink
deb: If you could have 3 wishes granted, what would they be?
Melainey:
1. to be rich
2. and have a flat screen tv
3. a mansion.
And I have 4 I want to have a limo.
(Melainey-age 8)

Interview with Tanner

deb: Do you go by a nickname?
Tanner: Spud, monkey… mom calls me that, Tanner-Wanner, Speed
deb: What’s the one sound that drives you crazy?
Tanner: Spanish songs make me crazy.
deb: What is your favorite book?
Tanner: Humpty Dumpty... It's not really a book but I like the story.
deb: Who would you consider to be your hero?
Tanner: My Dad.
deb: What’s your favorite smell?
Tanner: Mashed Potatoes
deb: What’s your favorite movie to watch over and over again?
Tanner: Bolt… I totally love it… I got it for my birthday.
deb: What do you want to be when you grow up?
Tanner: I want to be, hummm… a dentist.
deb: If you could possess any superpower, what would it be?
Tanner: lighting, fire, earthquakes, I can control the ground and make stuff grow, and bring stuff to life… and the last thing to have... I can control the sky. I can make it morning. I can make it night. I can make it thunder and lighting … and I want to transport, so I can just transport to your house… And I can be invisible!
deb: What’s your favorite cereal?
Tanner: Do you know the kind with marshmallows?
deb: yes. You like cereal with marshmallows?
Tanner: But that isn’t my favorite, my favorite is Trix… you know like the TV show “Trix are for kids.” Trix really are for kids!
deb: Ninjas or pirates?
Tanner: Ninja because they have awesome weapons and I like Black…. I like both…is a hard question.
deb: Are you a collector of anything?
Tanner: Marbles, I have a bag full… like 4 bags.
deb: What's your favorite color?
Tanner: Red Black and White
deb: If you could have 3 wishes granted, what would they be?
Tanner: 1. I want to fly. 2. I want tons of marbles. 3. I want hundreds and hundreds of money.

Interview with Donna

deb: Do you go by a nickname?
Donna: Everybody just calls me Donna… I guess I've been called "Donna Pud" and "Splits" Ken encouraged Donna Pud… and Splits was a joint effort.
deb: What’s the one sound that drives you crazy?
Donna: People chewing with their mouth open. I can’t stand it.
deb: What book has had the biggest impact on you?
Donna: Oh…. The Book Of Mormon
deb: Who would you consider to be your hero?
Donna: Melody Jones
deb: What’s your favorite smell?
Donna: I have a hard time with smells because lots of smells make me sick… I like peppermint… and nostalgic smells… Dove or Caress soap reminds me of Grandma Dunn.
deb: What’s your favorite movie to watch over and over again?
Donna: The Italian Job, Princess Bride
deb: When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Donna: I want to be a Chef, and own my own restaurant. When I was a kid I wanted to be a teacher.
deb: If you could possess any superpower, what would it be?
Donna: To be able to transport… to just blink and be somewhere else.
deb: What’s your favorite cereal?
Donna: Special K
deb: Ninjas or pirates?
Donna: Pirates
deb: Are you a collector of anything?
Donna: I collect coins.
deb: What's your favorite color?
Donna: Blue, Navy Blue… Dark Blue
deb: If you could have 3 wishes granted, what would they be?
Donna: 1.To be able to reach in my pocket and have enough money… if I someone ask for $3.05 I would be able to reach in my pocket and have exactly $3.05.
2. Be able to transport… my super powers granted.
3. Finish School.