Robert:  What award was Sandra Bullock up for last night?

Me:  I don’t think she was up for an award ~ just a spectator/presenter at the Oscars last night. Actually, I don’t think she’s done any movies since Blind Side.  Remember, when they interviewed her before the award ceremony, she said she hadn’t worked in over a year.  She adopted her son, and has been focused on that ~ and going through a divorce as well.

Cooper:  So did she retire?

Me:  No, just took a year off, I guess.

Cooper:  How could she take a whole year off from work?

Me: Sandra Bullock has made a LOT of movies and she got paid a LOT of money to do that.  She puts the money in the bank, and uses it to live on when she’s not working.

Cooper:  How do other people retire?

Robert:  They work hard and save money for years in a retirement account.  When they need to stop working, they use the money in that account to live.

Cooper:  Can I just retire now?

Me:  Well, how do you plan to buy food and clothes and a car and a house?

Cooper:  Well, can’t I just live here?

Robert AND Melanie in unison: NO.

Cooper:  hehehehehehe