"Hey, what's in this bag?"
"It's a bag of money for your fish banks, but don't touch it. It's just in a ziploc, and there are probably five pounds of coins in there, so if you take it out then they are going to spill everywhere."
"This is our to KEEP? We're rich!"
"No you aren't. That money is to put in your fish banks so that you can give it back at the church fundraiser."
"Well, we don't have to give away all of it, right? Can we keep most of it for buying LEGOS?"
"We're going to give away all of it."
"Owen isn't letting me have a turn holding the bag of treasure!"
"Stop grabbing it, Felix! Besides, we're only going to get to keep some of it!"
"You aren't going to get to keep any of it. And put it back in the grocery bag, please, or it's going to spill all over."
"But why did you get us a bag of this treasure if we couldn't keep most of it?"
"I didn't. But Ms. Christy from church thought it would be a good idea for you to have some coins to put in your fishbanks for needy kids."
"I need LEGOS..can some of the money be for me?"
"Owen stole the treasure back from me! My turn wasn't very long!"
"Neither of you should be touching it. Please put it back in the grocery bag."
"Hey, we're home! I'll bring it in the treasure and keep it in my room, Dad!"
<Ziploc bag, which he is holding upside down, bursts and scatters coins all over the garage as soon as he steps out of the van.>
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"Dad, can I write this letter in cursive?"
"You could, Felix, but I don't think that you know how to write in cursive."
"Right, but I don't want to write the letter in regular writing, because that isn't fancy enough. So I'll fix it into cursive once you write it for me in regular."
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"Dad, look, I made all of my numbers clockwise in my math!"
"Okay, Felix...does that mean that you are starting to make all of your numbers by starting at the top and going down, like we've talked about?"
"No, it means that I wrote them clockwise!"
"I'm not sure that you can make all of the numbers clockwise and still write them correctly."
"Well, I did!"
<Holds up a sheet of paper in which he has printed all of his math answers using only even-length horizontal and vertical strokes...just like the digits that appear on the digital clock in his room.>
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"Wait, so the Mandalorian never takes off his helmet? But what about when he needs to take naps? How does he suck his fingers?"
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ME: "Boys, tonight is a special treat. Mom and I were going to have a date and eat a very fancy meal called Beef Wellington. You were going to have a frozen pizza and be sent to bed early, but then Mom got a stomach bug. I didn't want to waste this cut of really expensive beef, so I'm inviting YOU three to share this fancy meal with me. I put out candles like Mom and I usually have, and we are using real napkins and our best gold spoons, forks, and knives. I expect you to act like gentlemen, and we're going to have a fancy meal...beef wellington with a horseradish cream sauce, and blanched asparagus. Are you boys read to have a nice, grown-up meal?"
JAMES: "Hey, here's a challenge! Do you think I can blow out one of those candles using only my nose?"
