Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Hobbit-ish Potpurri: Bits & Pieces

Howdy Humble Readers...

Have you ever tried to make your wishes known to and understood by an active toddler WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE A VOICE?  I am 100% voiceless and can barely manage a whisper right now.  Other than the voice, though, I seem to be conquering the crud.  I'm sleeping better and thankfully I don't think the wee-lings have caught it at all.  I'm only wishing that we had gone further with the baby sign than we did. 

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Canadian-ism of the Day:  I switched my cold remedy from the day/night pills to an old standby and seem to be getting much better results.  Yes, my fellow Canucks... I have resorted to taking Buc.kley's.  For those of you who aren't familiar with the dark brown bottle and the awfulness contained therein, please allow me to educate you.  Imagine if you melted down Vic.k's vaporub and boiled it with pine needles... that's about what it tastes like.  In fact, their company motto is "it tastes awful, but it works".   And in my experience, it does.

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The crud has impacted my attempts at being productive, but I'm still managing to get a few things done.  Yesterday I went through our closets and dressers, and bagged up 3 large black garbage bags of stuff to go to the thrift store.  All my maternity wear and things I haven't worn since I was working (how has it been more than two years since I left my job at the bookstore?) were all packed up and sent on to a new home. 

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Update on the applesauce:  Ended up making enough applesauce to last us about 9 weeks!  My freezer is now stocked with bags and bags of the golden loveliness. 

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Ginny has picked up a few new words that I'm hoping she doesn't say in public, but I know she will... First, she's learned the word 'dark' and because we are approaching the darkest time of the year, she's saying it a lot.  The thing is, when she says it, it doesn't sound like dark.  It sounds more like a not-so-nice word for lesbian.  Second, while my Beloved and I have been under the weather, she's taken to imitating us and doing this little fake cough thing.  She's now picked up on the fact that we are calling it her fake cough, so she's started saying it too.  Only when she says 'fake cough' it sounds a whole heck of a lot like my precious wee girl is telling me to f!#@ off.  *sigh*

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I'm planning on writing a series of posts, starting next week, on family traditions.  Be thinking about some of what you and yours do to make special days stand out and how you make the ordinary extraordinary.

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We are forecasted to get a pretty significant amount of snow today.  5-15cms.  Lovely.  Thankfully, we don't have any major plans that require being outside today.  Wherever you are, please stay safe and warm.  :)

10 comments :

  1. OMG I'm crying I'm laughing so hard at Ginny...They try so hard to get it right and well...she'll get there...as long as she doesn't say fake cough dark all together you'll be fine.

    Ahh..applesauce...and snow? wow...not here yet, but soon, I'm afraid, very soon!

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    1. I hadn't even thought of the possibility of her saying them together... omg! Bahahahaha

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    2. Hey! I responded to your email...did you ever get it?

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    3. No... it must be lost in the ether. Try resending? missusgamgee (at) gmail (dot) com.

      I have another question I want to ask anyway... :)

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  2. Hope you feel better! Ughhhhh under the weather to match the weather?! :s I'm supposed to go to cow town tomorrow.....not sure with this weather now! I laughed at Ginny's new words. That's too funny. Can't wait for the traditions posts!

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    1. If you are traveling tomorrow, please be careful. My sister lives up your way, and her kids' school has called a snow day for tomorrow, so I would really suggest staying put. You know how bad the highway to cowtown can get.

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  3. Ps. Ugh to buckleys. Yuck! Their motto really is true though, isn't it?

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    1. I remember screaming and crying as a kid when my mom would pull out that bottle. But it works, simply because you don't want to take another dose, so you force yourself to get better... lol

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  4. Yikes! I hope you are feeling better soon. I can't get an active toddler to listen or understand me when I have a perfectly usable voice. I can't imagine trying to do that without one!

    When Rubes says "fox" it sounds a lot like f*@& or cock...depending on the day. I also said "dammit!" one day and she repeated it, or rather said "donut!" lol. Crazy kids.

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    1. Oh yeah... clock is a tough one for Ginny. She can't seem to master the "L" sound. :)

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