Takin' On Water

Grieb Family Adventures

Follow us as we go on adventures aboard Zia, our 38 foot sailing catamaran. The blog name was chosen by the kids, who thought it was a hilarious pun. Since we wouldn’t let them name the boat anything punny, Neal and I let them have it this time.

Takeover Tuesday – an interview with Roro (age 7)

Rowan requested to have a blog entry of his own. Since he’s not quite ready to type it himself and wasn’t sure what he wanted to talk about, we chose an interview style. Enjoy, and stay tuned for Ian and Torren to post in the future!

What is your favorite thing about boat life?

R: Fishing and swimming. I like them cause they’re very fun, like who doesn’t like fishing and swimming?

What’s your least favorite thing about boat life?

R: Dishes. Dishes are not fun because I just don’t like getting dirty and wet at the same time.

What is the best place we have gone so far?

R: Washing machine. The washing machine is very fun because every once in a while there is a whirlpool there which you can constantly ride and it’s very fun.

Is there anywhere we’ve gone you would not like to go back to?

R: No

What is it like sharing a room with Ian?

R: Bad because we always get in fights. I just don’t very much like it. I do like being able to play legos with Ian much more easily.

How do you feel about boat school?

R: Good in some ways, but bad in some ways. The good ways are science, reading, storytelling basket, and art. The bad ways are all of the other subjects, especially math.

How do you feel about spending so much time with your family?

R: Very good. There’s just so many fun things to do with a family. Like most of the family members are all fun, except Torren, unless he plays Pokémon with me. We also went to this very cool diving place. It had thousands of fish. It’s called the aquarium. We also saw a barracuda. And we also saw a lot of brain coral.

What advice would you give another kid whose parents want to move onto a boat?

R: Don’t go in the water unless you want to get very cold. Unless it’s someplace like the Bahamas.

What is your favorite food we eat on the boat?

R: I like mac and cheese and also pizza, and tortillas specifically my mom makes, and the pasta we made in the insta pot was also really good.

Is there anything else you want to add to your first blog post?

R: And also I want to say hi to my friends, Eric and Louie.

I made this out of homemade clay. It’s a house.

My dad caught this giant yellow tailed snapper, but I’m just holding it cause I wanted to have a picture with it.

This is us with a bunch of fish. Our dad’s not here, he’s still here but he’s not in this picture cause he’s taking the picture. And I really like this place, it looks very good.

I don’t know how I made this but I just made it random, but it came out super awesome. I’m like “how??”

Way back in St. Augustine, Florida, we took this picture cause it’s an old Spanish fort. It’s very cool. It had like 50 rooms and it was just very cool. They didn’t even need a moat cause the ocean, if they tried to dig under they’d either suffocate theirselves or drown theirselves.

16 responses to “Takeover Tuesday – an interview with Roro (age 7)”

  1. Jenell Mattson Avatar
    Jenell Mattson

    very descriptive sounds like a creative little boy experiencing some great things

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    1. “Yeah!” – Rowan 👋

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  2. Love the post Roro! It was very fun to hear about your experience from your perspective.

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    1. “Love you too, Auntie Allie, and thanks!” – Rowan🥰😍😘🤟🏻

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  3. hi Rowan! What’s your favorite fish you have caught? Have you seen any sharks, dolphins, or whales?

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    1. “We’ve seen a dolphin and a whale and a shark! I loved all of them. My favorite fish was the yellow snapper.” – Rowan 🐳🐋🦈

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  4. I also don’t like that dishes are dirty and wet at the same time! I have to do dishes at my house sometimes (and it’s not even a cool boat, just a regular house on land). Looking forward to your next post, Roro!

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    1. “I’m probably gonna do another blog post soon! Like three weeks or so.” – Rowan 😍🥰😘🤟🏻

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  5. is there room on the boat for one more?

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    1. “YES” – Torren, Ian, & Rowan
      “Hope you do come, cause I would really like that. It would be super fun. You would probably also like it.” – Rowan 🙂🎉🥳🥹

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  6. Wow this was so fun!!! I loved hearing about your adventures, Rowan. And I’m totally with you on the dishes 😂 Do you think at some point there will be a technique invented where we can do dishes while staying dry? If you think of something, I’ll heavily invest!

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    1. “I would love if someday there was an invention that had like a robot that did dishes for you so you didn’t have to do dishes, not like a dishwasher though.” – Rowan 🤖🥳
      “Also, I wanted to show you a bug that I hate cause it’s just so annoying.” 🪰

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  7. Bridget, Graham, Clara, and baby Charlotte Avatar
    Bridget, Graham, Clara, and baby Charlotte

    We loved hearing about your boat adventures! It was fun getting to talk to you and your family last week!

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    1. “It was fun meeting baby Charlotte! She’s very cute. She’s just so adorable.” – Rowan 🥹😍🥹😁

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  8. cheerfullywitch2446732f0e Avatar
    cheerfullywitch2446732f0e

    This was a lot of fun to read! Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Rowan!

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    1. “You’re welcome!” – Rowan

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