Bergen's Favorite Things

This week's column is Rochester-centric, so I'll spare you. (Though, if you're interested in reading about the Olmsted County Child Foster Care program, you can check out Wednesday's Jen's World at www.postbulletin.com.)

In its place, I'm giving you "Bergen's Favorite Things." I give this quiz to the kids periodically, and then record their answers verbatim in a notebook that I'll give them when they're older. Some of the questions change, but what follows is the basic rundown. (The words in parenthesis are mine, explaining his more cryptic answers for you.)

Question: Bergen, what is your favorite...

Food? Pizza
Drink? Lemonade
Book? It's not actually a book. It's a newspaper and it's called Mama's column.
Song? The baby one, but it's not a baby song –- it's a kid. ("Hush, Little Baby")
Color? Blue
Word? Mommy
Superhero? Bounty hunter (from Star Wars)
Dessert? Ice cream. Chocolate.
Number? 10
Sport to play? Foosball (cute -- he's played once, at the gym, this weekend)
Movie? The real person bounty hunter movie (Star Wars)
Teacher? Mrs. V
Word to read? Mommy
Thing to build with Legos? Bounty hunter
Thing to do on a Saturday? Play the Wii
Place to go on a trip? Arizona
Board game? Clue
Season? Summer
Thing to do at school? Playing outside

What do you want to be when you grow up? The bounty hunter

Do you have a message you'd like to give yourself for when you're a grown-up? I'm going to change my name when I'm a grown up. Can I change my name when I'm a teenager? Bennett.

Why do you want the name Bennett? It's kind of cool.

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We'll do Christian's favorite things soon. He and Jay were at hockey practice when Bergen and I did this last night. I thought about doing it now, while I'm posting, but the boys are playing in their "secret hideout" under the stairs and I hate to ruin their fun.

Hope you're all keeping warm! Four degrees here today. Yikes! :), Jen