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Welcome to the KingZoo and Funny Farm, where we learn to live, laugh, and love together. Here you'll find snippets of life in our zoo, parenting tips we've learned along the way, reflections on shining God's light in this world, passions in the realm of orphan care, and our journey as parents of a visually impaired child with sensory processing disorder. Have fun!

Monday, February 25, 2019

Victor-isms...I thought we were done



Victor really feels music as showcased in these scenes from the life of Victor:

(While listening to Yo-Yo Ma play The Swan): I feel like I have a flower in my head because that song is so beautiful.

Isaac was listening to Schindler's List, played by Itzhak Perlman. Victor was sitting close by and started to sob, real tears and all. He came over for a hug and continued to sob. He finally asked, "Do people die in this song?"

Listening to Schindler's List

While listening to Mars from The Planets, Victor observed, "This song sounds angry."
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So, if you know 80,150 languages, would you be bilingual-all?
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Victor: Mom, do you mind if I give you a little advice?
(The advice he gave wasn't all it was cracked up to be)
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Me: What was your Bible story about today?
Victor: There was this little boy and he had 2 Swedish fish and 5 loafs of bread.
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Victor wants a tree house designed after the Magic Tree House stories which are his current favorite. Some of his ideas are just not possible (ie. I want it to spin in circles) and I told him so.
Victor: Why?
Me: Because some things are just impossible.
Victor: Well, the impossible things are just for PopPop to do.
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Mom, you're the best loser I know.
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Mom, look what I found! It's a piece of the moon that fell off of the earth!
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Questions from Victor:
What if our house were made of pockets?
How would you collect all the M and Ms in the world?
What would happen if your hand walked to the bathroom?

And they come, rapid fire, all day long.


Friday, February 8, 2019

It's not a postcard...

You may remember that Victor had a homework assignment over Christmas break, to send his gingerbread man to a family member or friend "far away". Victor chose Dolly Parton. The recipient of the letter was to send a postcard to the classroom.

Well, yesterday Victor's response came.



 It wasn't a postcard.



It was a signed photo.



And he is thrilled!