Parent Lore
Dad's birth fathers name
Ward Burke Manring
an old game tradition: we play this game once a year at the cottage, although it takes multiple days.
Monopoly
When dad doesn't feel like going to bed he sleeps here.
Dad's chair.
Chewbacca's only line
"raarrwrwrr"
Walking on Sunshine
Elle
Mom left her teacher because they only saw this future for her
Professional pianist
Hide and Seek
This activity keeps Mom busy from 11 pm to 2 am on her computer.
Skipping through Amazon Prime movies
This line is from Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, spoken as a prompt for conversation.
"What shall we talk about?"
Peggy Sue
Grace
Dad bought these in 2012, just for them to be voided after the team lost in San Francisco
Week 6 world series tickets
Pretending this movie had Claire and Burke dressing up and riding a sleigh pulled by polar bears.
The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Young Grace's angry tick was doing this when Burke and Reid annoyed her in the mornings.
Cleaning her teeth with her tongue
The catch phrase of Droopy the Dog before causing violence
"You know what? That makes me mad"
Lido Shuffle
Reid
A game played on Tuesday nights with blankets over the windows, as an adventurer makes their way through the house, with jump scares along the way
Haunted House
Burke had a very creative way of naming his animals. How did he do it?
Called them the animal they were.
A line by Doc Holiday in Tombstone
"I'm your huckleberry"
Sir Duke
Burke
Dad's position at Uncle Johns Pancake House
bus boy to the chef
A classic game played in the backyard, including escaping the chef, being chopped up, and blended.
Chili Monkeys
This took Reid 9 years to grow out of, and included doing this with Zeke.
Sucking his thumb and playing with his tail
A line by Frodo in the Lord of the Rings, Dad used it when volunteering for a wearisome task
"I will take the Ring to Mordor"
Brown Eyed Girl
Claire