When Sempi and I go on walks, we occasionally discuss something we both find interesting. Today during our walk today, I told Sempi memory is a tricky thing. If we have to remember a sequence of numbers some of them are really easy but others are hard. For example, we can easily remember 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. We can also remember 7,6,5,4,3,2,1 but it is quite hard for us to remember a random sequence like 3,4,2,5,1,7,6....

Sempi declared that he found a word that rhymes with Orange, the color Orange. He thought they had different spelling, after I corrected him the following conversation ensued. Me: The color orange and the fruit orange have the same spelling. The meaning differs based on the context. For example, when you say my car is orange it means the car’s color is orange, it doesn’t mean the car is a fruit....

I’m trying to work at home and Vian (4yo) is playing in the office next to me. He requests me to play with him. I took a break and told him that I’d draw with him. He insisted that I should play legos. So we made a compromise that we would draw then play legos. After what seemed like a good amount of drawing vehicles for a while, I told him that it is time for me to get back to work....

I am kind of a celebrity at home for making really bad dad jokes. Me: What does Darth Vader have for breakfast? Kids: Um. What? Me: Dark Toast! Sempi (7yo) decided that he’s going to try his hand. Sempi: Why does Darth Baker make cookies in space? Me: Um. Why? Sempi: Because they go well with the Milky Way. I’m impressed by his ability to make up a joke on the spot....

I’m playing with Vian and Sempi. Vian comes at me swinging a plastic sword. I stop it with my hand and hold onto it, to prevent further assault. Vian: Appa is the strongest in the family. Sempi: No, Amma is the strongest. Vian: But Appa is bigger. Sempi: He is bigger but Amma has more muscles. So she’s stronger. I’ve got nothing to say, that’s just the truth.