Miss Dance September 20, 2007
Posted by carpebanana in : Bananalets , 1 comment so farThere is a screensaver in honor of Miss Dance scrolling today at the Banana’s. It shows:
a ballerina
a birthday cake
butterflies
a collage of babies
Jack Sparrow
flip flops
a horned lizard
chocolate
key lime pie
Mr Darcy
a motorcycle
pierogies
pink cupcakes
pizza
plums
pointe shoes
purple orchids
rainbows
Reese’s
a sapphire ring
Snoopy typing on top of his doghouse
Spock mindmelding with McCoy
Star Wars
a sack of sugar
a U-turn
yellow roses
and dancers
translation o’ previous entry fer today`s swashbucklers September 19, 2007
Posted by carpebanana in : Ramblings , 2commentsThere be phrase rules always used our family. Here be a wee:
Ever’ time th’ subject o’ celery comes up, we quote Ogden Nash wi’: “Celery raw be good fer th’ jaw:
Celery stewed`s more easily chewed.”
We neresay jus’ “I be seein’” but carry on wi’, “spake th’ blind man, as he picked up th’ hammer an’ saw.”
O’ course thar be hymn quotes, ye neretell someone laundry needs t’ be hung. Instead ’tis proper t’ sin’, “Softly an’ tenderly laundry be callin’…”
If someone says,”Well…” ’tis best t’ reply wi’, “That`s a deep subject.”
An’ thar be movie quotes. Woe betide our pastor th’ tide he mentioned next week`s sermon would be on “True Love” an’ our pew be shakin’ wi’ silent yo ho ho as we all translated ‘t t’ th’ proper pronunciation o’ “Wuv,Twue Wuv.”
Thanks t’ Miss Dance, th’ only proper response t’ “Guess what?” be “Ye love me.”
Ya scurvy cur! What else ye got? An’ be quick about it, I be shippin’ out soon!
Must-Use Phrases September 19, 2007
Posted by carpebanana in : Ramblings , 1 comment so farThere are phrase rules always used our family. Here are a few:
Every time the subject of celery comes up, we quote Ogden Nash with: “Celery raw is good for the jaw:
Celery stewed’s more easily chewed.”
We never say just “I see” but carry on with, “said the blind man, as he picked up the hammer and saw.”
Of course there are hymn quotes, you never tell someone laundry needs to be hung. Instead it is proper to sing, “Softly and tenderly laundry is calling…”
If someone says,”Well…” it is best to reply with, “That’s a deep subject.”
And there are movie quotes. Woe betide our pastor the day he mentioned next week’s sermon would be on “True Love” and our pew was shaking with silent laughter as we all translated it to the proper pronunciation of “Wuv,Twue Wuv.”
Thanks to Miss Dance, the only proper response to “Guess what?” is “You love me.”
Tuesday Night September 18, 2007
Posted by carpebanana in : Ramblings , 2commentsWe have a tradition around here that Dad cooks on Tuesdays. He is not fond of Tuesdays. Every Monday the jokes start, things about “eat hearty, Tuesday’s coming” or maybe offers to fast about something on Tuesday.
Devastatingly Handsome walks around looking for ideas. I always tell him to just think about what he would want to order in a restaurant but that fails to inspire. He tries to keep it to the level of no more cooking skill involved than boiling water, which is somewhat limiting.
The most common Tuesday discussion goes like this:
anyone to DH: “I wonder what’s for dinner tonight.”
DH back: “So do I.”
This often continues till an hour or so after the normal dinner time. At which point we often go out for pizza. Works for me, I guess it’s one of those family bonding experience things.
Update, almost 5 hours later. After Devastatingly Handsome asked me what I thought about tortellini and yellow rice and observed my response of uncontrollable laughter followed by, “International Starch Night?” we went to Ponderosa.
New Verb September 17, 2007
Posted by carpebanana in : Ramblings , 2commentsDevastatingly Handsome noticed this sign the other day and felt it blogworthy. He is a numismatist so likely the new verb had a particular draw for him.
Reporting: No Shish Kebab Yesterday, Sir! September 16, 2007
Posted by carpebanana in : Ramblings , 4commentsYesterday we had the honor of watching the US Army Drill Team in action. Wow! These men toss their bayonets around in perfect rhythm. It is Riverdance with weapons. It is baton and tap dance with testosterone. It is awesome.
Naturally I thought of Christina. And of William Tell when the commander is in the center and their blades nearly turn him into a colander, all at once.
Here they are:
Just don’t watch with any boys who like knives more than safety allows.
I really, really wanted to know, if I tossed up a tomato, how many slices could they get out of it? But Miss Language just rolled her eyes when I thought I would ask ~ so I didn’t. Miss Language, by the way, a good singer of Psalms, took awhile to figure out why the military bands kept playing arrangements with Psalm 46A in them ~ then she noticed that the words to America the Beautiful also fit the meter. Gotta love it.
Coole Nights September 15, 2007
Posted by carpebanana in : Ramblings , 1 comment so farFor some reason, I often add extra ‘e’s to wordes and usually take them offe, but today they may stay.
Anyhow.
The weather here has turned chilly. The upside of that is a nightly hot chocolate withe Devastatingly Handsome. Here is my secret recipe, which we maintain is more or lesse healthy. (ha. I can say “healthy” instead of “made of healthful ingredients” because my Mum does not do the internet. She’ll never know.)
Fill 2 Corelleware mugs withe skim milk. Heat in microwave just till before it boiles over, making a big mess. (3 minutes here) Then remove and stir in sugar, 1 T for DH, 2 tsp for self, and cocoa, 2 tsp for DH, 1 T for self. Stir till mostly dissolved. You don’t want it all dissolved because the best parte is the extra cocoa sludge at the bottom. Let it cool just till it won’t actually burn your tongue and drink/eat out with a spoone.
Apples, Bananas, and Books September 14, 2007
Posted by carpebanana in : Ramblings , 2commentsMy nightstand currently holds a book by Martin Luther which I am wading through, bite by bite. Today this morsel (from a different book) is on the table: “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” That sums up my conclusion after 9-11, although of course, in my case, it is actually banana plants.
Which reminds me of a section from Elisabeth Elliot’s The Shaping of a Christian Family:
A talented woman was asked by a friend, “Why have you never written a book?”
“I am writing two,” was the quiet reply. “I have been engaged on one for ten years, the other five.”
“You surprise me!” the friend said. “What profound works they must be!”
“It does not yet appear what they shall be,” said the woman. “But when He makes up His jewels, my great ambition is to find them there.”
“Your children?”
“Yes, my two children. They are my life’s work.”
~~
How good that Martin planted trees. They continue to bear much fruit.
“The book of egications” September 13, 2007
Posted by carpebanana in : Bananalets , add a commentMiss Dance has this whole alternate society (called the “Human Society System”) which does not come up much, but used to. This is a copy of a small booklet she wrote some years back about Egications.
Egications is a very nice place. It is an island. Here are some of its words. O - I, OLa - Love, Suger - Sugar, Double H-ing - Ornge Juice, NaNaNaNaNaNaNa - honey (that you eat), NaNaNaNaNaNaNa - Honey, Cowipapapapapapa - Cowip (that was Cool Whip), Nilk - Milk, Dalinder - Water. If you want to visit Egications well then, you’ll have to come to [actual address]. It’s the house with the green mailbox. And when you step inside there before your eyes is Egications you can come whenever you like.
There are more various and sundry notes about the land of Egications but they are not in my possession. Miss Language believes she has a map and some other vocabulary. I guess you can imagine that for a few years, if Miss Dance was in charge of pouring drinks a at lunch time, you had to order in Egications. Double H-ing is fun to say. :)
Miss Dance used to walk around the house saying, “O Ola Suger” (I believe we’ve mentioned before that she has a deep and abiding affection for sugar.) She now walks around saying, in a rather JarJar kind of voice, “Meesa Seesa Bug” everytime she gets the chance. But I do not think that is Egications, just Dance-ese.
~ scary music playing softly in the background ~ September 12, 2007
Posted by carpebanana in : Ramblings , 1 comment so farMiss Dog Lover has been taking notes during sermons, a great thing to improve her focus, as she is a visual learner. So, while all the Back-to-School things were out (stationery heaven, in my never ever humble opinion), Devastatingly Handsome got her a snazzy holographic pink composition book (he banned spiral binding, as ripping pages out during worship is beyond his threshold for both Noise and Mess).
Sunday was the inaugural use of the new notebook. Miss Dog Lover was delighted with the sparkle and general newness. I had failed to think about the little forms inside the cover. Miss Dog Lover believes in Doing Things Right, so, naturally, before she could start taking notes, she felt obliged to fill out all the little blanks.
Now, some of these things are not designed with homeschoolers in mind. We managed to convince her she could leave the 8 period schedule blank, and that it would be O.K. for her to write “N/A” in the space for e-mail. But the real stumper was the next line. How do you explain to a kid who has always been homeschooled what a ‘Homeroom’ is? And especially when you can’t stop laughing at how appropriate it would be for a junior high to call it ‘homedoom,’ anyhow.
I am very, very grateful Miss Dog Lover does not have to deal with a homedoom.