For Ethan's birthday, Madeleine made him a magazine. "The Rowe News Magazine," to be exact. It contains a series of interviews that Madeleine conducted with members and guests of the Rowe household. Basically, Madeleine took a play microphone and asked questions of her sister, as well as of Yiayia, her aunties, and cousin Owen. Then she wrote everything down verbatim and presented this news magazine to Ethan.
Here are some highlights:
Yiayia, Caitlyn, and a Baby
Madeleine: So. How do you think it will go with Owee and Clara and everyone else?
Yiayia: I think that by trial and error, that they will learn to co-exist.
Madeleine: Got anything else to say?
Yiayia: Uh, no, I think I said it all.
Madeleine: Caitlyn, how do you think it will go with Owee and Clara??
Caitlyn: Terribly!
Madeleine: How do you think it will go?
Caitlyn: Clara will bite Owen, Ollie will bite Clara-
Madeleine: Ollie's coming?
Caitlyn: Wait. What? No. I thought you meant in N.C.
Madeleine: No. I meant here. Uh. Uh. Let's do that again. Caitlyn, how do you think it will go with Owee and Clara and everybody else?
Caitlyn: Nothing. Everything will be perfectly fine.
Madeleine: But before you said "terribly!"
Caitlyn: I thought you meant in N.C.
Madeleine: Oh. Uh. Oh. Uh. Owen how do you think it will go?
Owen: (tries to suck on the microphone)
Lost in Hair
Madeleine: So. How do you feel about your braces?
Julia: Stop interviewing me.
Madeleine: (wisper) It's for Daddy's birthday.
Julia: I don't like them. Thanks for asking.
Madeleine: It's an interview. You need to say more.
Julia: They're bad.
Madeleine: And one last question for the amazing Julia Rowe.
Julia: What?
Madeleine: Do you want them off soon?
Julia: Yes.
Madeleine: Wait! I've got one more. Um, m,m, um, m. When are they coming off.
Julia: July 20.
Madeleine: (outside, outside) And Julia Rowe said all this while being lost in hair.
I think this birthday present was a HIT. That is a lot of RIVETING news for Ethan to read about, don't you think?
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