I can't even remember where I left off in the blog and I'm too tired to go back and read it. We've had a crazy few weeks. They started work on the kitchen two weeks ago, the day that J left for Bermuda. I was so freaked at the idea of being alone with both children for 24 hours a day in a building site that I thought we would run off to J's parents' house. I changed my mind when I started writing out a packing list and almost hyperventilated with stress. Travelling light is not an option with a four month old. By my calculations I would need a UHaul trailor for four days away. So we've basically just been keeping our heads down, eating a lot of pizza and microwave meals and doing our best to survive.
A few things that have been on my mind recently...
Do you use the word 'tump'? I can't work out where I've picked this up but it's definitely not a London or SE England thing. I'm thinking it's either Southern or Texan or maybe I picked it up from Jenny who's from'oop North (as in Lincolnshire). It means to fall over as in 'Be careful Tobes, that's about to tump over.' If anyone can tell me about this word, please do. It's driving me nuts.
And speaking of nuts, or rather penises (should that be penii??). Our new challenge with Tobes is that his foreskin seems to have a bit extra on the left side so that when he wees it shoots out about 90 degrees to the right. Add in the fact that he usually waits until he's bursting before he goes to the bathroom and you can imagine that he has a pretty impressive trajectory. I heard the builder laughing today as he overheard me and Tobes in the bathroom:
"OK Honey, now remember to pull back your foreskin and aim right into the toilet this time... no pull back more on the other side... Tobes.... TOBES!... you got it all over my leg!"
"Don't touch my willy!! Don't touch my willy!!"
"Alright, alright. Can you please do it then. No, a bit more... a bit more.... Oh geez, there goes the rug....aim it right into the toilet...into the toilet... INTO THE TOILET"
"I need to poo now."
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some days i'm very glad i have a girl!
if you say something's gonna tump over, i do believe i've heard that. not in a long time though...so it must not be used here in minnesota. haha. but a word in texas...maybe so! yee haw!
now the peeing story...that made me laugh. and of course people were walking by my office at the time. but they already think i've lost it, so what's a little more ... laughing whilst sitting in here all by myself.
stacy:)
funny, I laughed out loud in my office as well reading this. But another designer that has a 1 year old son was in here and I made him read it. To see what he had to look forward to.
Tump is definitely a Texas word. I remember that growing up. I haven't said it in awhile. Maybe it was just something our family said. Mom also called a grocery cart a "buggy". It only took me calling it that maybe twice as an adult before I realized everyone else called it a cart.
*laugh* now that is funny, b/c I call a grocery cart a buggy, too, and I get made fun of for it up here in MN. i, however, am steadfast in the continuation of the use of the word buggy.
after all they say "those guys" instead of them, hotdish instead of casserole, pop instead of coke and rice crispy bars instead of treats. seriously. did i mention they play "Duck Duck Grey Duck"??? where in the hell did the Goose go? come on now! and i certainly don't see them changing their weird language for me. haha.
I actually use the word "tump" as well. So it is definetly a southern word. Of course, it may just be a family word that has been said through the years and we picked it up.
I loved the story about Toby. I now know that I am not the only one that this happened too. Thanks for the memories!
Tammy in OK
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