Yeehaw!! June 21, 2007
Posted by carpebanana in : Bananalets , 1 comment so farConfetti,
Roses,
and Fireworks
to Miss Language on a job well done!
Very Quiet Post June 21, 2007
Posted by carpebanana in : Ramblings , 1 comment so farToday, after day two spent at doctors appointments with Miss Dog Lover, it is best for me to take Thumper’s Father’s advice: If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say nothin’ at all.
Proper Pickle Protocol June 20, 2007
Posted by carpebanana in : Ramblings , 3commentsToday we were in the Big City for a medical appointment. On the way home we stopped for dinner at a Steak’n'Shake. I had not eaten at one since visiting my grandparents in Florida when I was a little girl ~ and then my brothers and I would get to eat our burgers and shakes in the back seat (folded down) of Grandad’s Squareback. That is so long ago air-conditioning was unusual in homes, even in Florida, so those shakes were appreciated and the burgers always tasted real good to me, too.
I was a little nervous about going today. What if the burgers did not taste how I remembered them?
Well, it was fine. They did not taste quite the same but then we were not laying on our bellies in the back seat of the Squareback next to hippies in their van with peace signs and Flower Power flowers painted on the side and a bumper sticker about “Don’t come knockin’…”
And the kids’ menus were fun. Mr Music and Miss Dog Lover each had one with a Mad-libs kind of fill-in-the-blank fast food story. Miss Language really liked a line we created on Mr Music’s where someone replied to a suggestion with the phrase “sloppy idea.” I have a feeling that may become a family quote. And Miss Dog Lover’s menu featured some tongue twisters, the most interesting is: “Please place particularly perfect pickles perpendicularly.”
Vinegar June 19, 2007
Posted by carpebanana in : Ramblings , 1 comment so farItalian friends of mine visited and use a term that was new to us: “vinegar.” “Is your front door just vinegar?” they asked. “This whole room is vinegar, isn’t it?”
Took me awhile to figure out vinegar means something you have but don’t use because you are saving it for “good.” I can use the reminder to enjoy the wine before it turns to vinegar.
Name Those Initials June 18, 2007
Posted by carpebanana in : Name That... , 1 comment so farMiss Dance was given a Tshirt this year with “DKNY jeans” on it.
She has been taking offense at my calling her Don’t Know Nothin’ Yet when she wears it.
How about Dinosaur Knitters Need Yarn?
Or Don’t Kiss Noxious Yogurt?
Or Donuts Keep Needing Yeast?
Or Defended Kumquats Never Yellow?
Or Dancing Koalas Never Yell?
Father’s Day June 17, 2007
Posted by carpebanana in : Ramblings , 1 comment so farDevastatingly Handsome always claims there are only 3 kinds of pie he likes: Hot, Cold, and More. So, when Leni mentioned her brilliant idea to create a pie-fest for her like-minded husband on Father’s Day, I knew it was an idea I should copy.
So, at dinner today we surprised Devastatingly with 3 dinner pies: a Colorado pie , a salmon quiche (highly recommended), and chicken broccoli pie.
And after worship tonight we will have dessert: caramel apple, frozen chocolate mousse, cream cheese pie with cherry topping, and blueberry pie. Of course with ice cream, whipped topping, and some cheddar cheese available. I think he will go to bed a happy man. Thank you, Leni, for the idea!
Back to add: Miss Dance seems to think she ate too much pie. Her quote: “I weigh as much as a rock. A really big one.”
Promises June 16, 2007
Posted by carpebanana in : Ramblings , 1 comment so farDove Promises, that is. Dark, of course.
The chocolate is good (Perugina in another entry someday). The words of wisdom on the foil often leave something wanting:
l think they do this so we will feel eating chocolate is somehow an enriching, educational experience.
Currently sitting by the computer are Thursday night’s from Devastatingly Handsome and myself: Devastatingly got “Make your eyes twinkle” (kind of Santa Claus-y) and I got “Age is nothing but a number.” Now, isn’t that a false dichotomy? What on earth does “nothing but a number” mean? A number is a very real and useful thing.
Friday night’s are: Devastatingly got “Lose yourself in a moment” and I got “Test your own limits and keep going,” the same one I got on Miss Language’s SAT eve and left at her breakfast place to cheer her on her way.
Saturday’s entries: Devastatingly got one of our favorite pieces of bad advice: “Wink at someone driving past today” ~ even the dear children know that could lead to a number of bad outcomes, and I got “Go against the grain.” What does it say about my homemaking skills that I think first of sewing, then slicing meat, then a less literal meaning?
Magnetic DD June 15, 2007
Posted by carpebanana in : Bananalets , add a commentMiss Language has a magnetic personality. Generally, it is because she has a lively mind and takes captive every thought and event within her purview. However, sometimes it shows itself more prosaically. These things are strong and we use them on things like the knife drawer.
Well, Miss Language is fully authorized to unlock. And if she is too far from the return location for the big magnet unlocker, she often will clip it onto herself and announce, “I have a magnetic belly button.”
Just thought you ought to know.
Small Town Life on the Edge June 14, 2007
Posted by carpebanana in : Bananalets , 2commentsMr Music is one of those children (commonly called “boys”) who like to live dangerously. Wal*mart was not busy so he was riding on the back at the highest speed allowable by Mom like a rocket-propelled scooter.
That was bad enough. Then when we were on our way out, he jetted right up to the (closed) glass doors. He has excellent timing and coordination, but still, I got insight into what is meant by “twinkling of an eye” as the (automagic, as my brother calls them) doors opened at the last possible nano-second just a whoosh in front of his cart. If there were a Wal*mart Olympics, Mr Music would take gold in this event.
Makes me wonder what bigger stunts he has to look forward to as a teen. Most likely I do not want to know, though. Ignorance is bliss for moms of daredevils.
Related story: a therapist friend told us about a woman who had a nervous breakdown and decided she did not, in fact, exist, when an automatic door would open for other customers but not for her. Candid Camera, anyone?
Tagged June 13, 2007
Posted by carpebanana in : Ramblings , 3commentsMy friend MJ has tagged me for the “7 Random Things about Me” meme. “The rules are easy, all you have to do is write 7 random facts or habits about yourself in your blog. Then choose and list 7 people and leave them a “tag” letting them know to come by and read your blog, and see why.”
So, with no further ado:
1. I love Hello Kitty, because she has no mouth.
2. I do almost all my clothes shopping at the Goodwill, on half price day. It is my favorite store.
3. Miss Language assures me I have really weird dreams. Maybe that is because I just told her about a call she got from one of her friends’ dads who said his son (Jay) is eating over $30 worth of cereal a week and he thinks that is too much and wants to limit him to no more than $10 a week and what would she suggest. She looked at me blankly (she just got up herself) until about “he wants to limit him” and then interrupted me to say, “you have really weird dreams.”
4. I have a lot of trouble spelling “weird.” I know it is weird in breaking the /i/ before /e/ rule. Miss Language thinks I should consider the old “wyrd” spelling.
5. I store extra brain cells in Miss Language’s brain. Can you tell?
6. I have somewhat eclectic taste in music. If I ever get me an MP3 it will probably implode if I put it on random play. Tibetan Bells; Genesis “I Know What I Like” (favorite line: “Me? I’m just the lawn mower. You can tell me by the way I walk”); Derek Webb’s “Crooked Deep Down” (what a great restatement of the doctrine of Total Depravity and you gotta love the way Mr Music resings it as “”Everyone is Cricket Deep Down”) ; Bella Fleck picking “Moto Perpetuo” really fast as said by the Pirate King in Pirates of the Penzance; Psalms sung in parts in corporate worship without accompaniment; Gregorian chants; Newsboys lyrics (can’t beat the lyrics on “Breakfast in Hell”… “the day he bought those pine pajamas” or “When We Don’t Get What We Deserve”… “Doctor’s comin’/ Lookin’ grim/ Do you have a/ Favorite hymn?”
7. I like regularizing words. Why on earth don’t we ask for “kleeneses” when we need more than one kleenex?
8. I can’t count.
9. I always disagree with whatever is being said. Except if I agree with it with every fiber of my being. (That second sentence is really me disagreeing with myself in the first.)
10. I have a son (Mr Music) who wants to know if he has $10 (maybe he wants to buy Jay some cereal. I didn’t ask). He is holding a sword to Miss Language as he asks her. Now, because I am a slow typist, things have progressed to the point that there is a sword fight behind me in the kitchen.
11. I like typing random things better than fixing breakfast. But, as Frederic says, “Duty calls. I *am* the slave of Duty.”
Tags will be OPCkid, Cellomom, Anne, and I will come back and add anyone else I can think of who has not already been infected er, um, blessed, yeah, that’s it, with this particular tag.