another word for webster

Rose's new word "lasterday" has become a hit with many of our friends (see my earlier post if you missed it). Now John has coined a word of his own that I think I'm going to like equally as well. The word is "snactivity". It's any activity that includes a snack along with it. The opportunities are endless.

A walk to the park with some Reese cups
A bikeride on the towpath with some gatorade and a bag of granola
A trip to zoo with a can of pringles or some "gummies"

Try it out and let me know what your favorite "snactivity" is...

the girl who cried poop

I'm sure you've heard of "the boy who cried wolf". My Mom told me the story many times, along with others like "the little red hen" when she wanted to make a point that she didn't want us to forget. Think of this as a modern day twist to the old classic...

A few weeks ago, the babysitter was at our house watching John and Rose while Laurel and I were gone. Rose was getting a bath while the babysitter was in the living room changing her own baby's diaper. From the bathroom, Rose called "Jocelyn, I need you." To which Jocelyn replied, "just a minute...I'm changing the baby's diaper". Rose immediately came back with "I need you now...I'm going to poop in the bathtub." Jocelyn ran to the bathroom as quick as she could, but upon entering the bathroom, she saw Rose smiling at her and she said, "I'm not really going to poop, I just wanted you to come now."

If this is coming from my daughter at the age of three, I'm a little concerned thinking about what it will be like to have a teenage daughter in the house someday.

made from scrap

Laurel and I went away overnight to Amish country last weekend to celebrate Valentine's day together. On the way home we stopped and had lunch at the Amish Door in Wilmot. We brought home leftovers and last night I gave John one of the rolls to eat as a snack because he was hungry at bedtime (what else is new?). He informed me that he really likes the rolls from Amish Door because they're "made from scrap". Well maybe not quite as appealing as "made from scratch" it was still pretty cute.

Webster material?

Every so often, Webster adds new words to the dictionary. I'm not sure if this one will make it or not, but I would definately vote for it. The word is "lasterday". Here's the story...

A couple of weeks ago, when Rose got up early (as she normally does) she asked me for some "cootie crackers". I do the majority of the grocery shopping at our house, but I must admit that I wasn't familier with this particular item. She told me they were in the pantry in the kitchen. After several minutes of trying to guess and offering various items from our pantry, I was about to give up, because my search for "cootie crackers" was unsuccessful. Then came Rose's comment "they were in there lasterday" (more on this later).

Since the "cootie crackers" could not be found in the kitchen pantry, Rose suggested that we check the pantry downstairs where we keep some of the extra items that we buy ahead. After playing the guessing game down there for a few minutes, I finally hit on the right item. Any guesses? Okay, I'll tell you....vanilla wafers. Turns out, I think "cootie crackers" was actually "cookie crackers". (Kind of like her swim soup and slip slops that she wears at the pool.)

However, once I realized that it was vanilla wafers, it occured to me that we had been out of them for about a week. So, it turns out that "lasterday" means the last day that a paticular thing occured. It is not necessarily the same thing as yesterday. For example, if you're talking to a friend that you haven't seen in a few months, you might say, "wow! I haven't seen you since lasterday".

Go ahead and give it a try. Who knows, if it catches on, maybe it will eventually make Webster's.

kids grow up fast

I'm wondering when a kid stops being a kid. It seems like they grow up fast anymore. A couple of nights ago while I was getting John's inhaler ready for him,, he opened the bottle for his other asthma medication and got one out. I didn't realize he knew how to get the child proof bottle open. When I asked him about it, he said "you just push down on it and turn it...they give you arrows to show you which way. It's really not that hard." So much for being child proof. He's only 5 years old, but he constantly amazes me.

word problem

Remember word problems from when we were back in school? You know..."if a train leaves New York at 3am heading East at 40mph, and another train leaves..." Bringing back memories (or nightmares)?

I have a word problem for you...

If a family leaves a blue case full of CDs and DVDs on a plane in Denver, Colorado and the plane is cleaned after every flight and all items found are taken to a huge lost and found room as soon as they are found...then where is the blue case full of CDs and DVDs?

The answer? No one knows.

It's been 6 weeks since we left the case on our Frontier flight to Denver, Colorado and they still claim that it has not been found. Kind of makes you wonder...

which one of these things is not like the other?

The other afternoon I was sitting at my desk doing some work on my computer, when Rose walked up to me and handed me my chapstick. She smiled and said "Daddy, here's your glue". I guess to her it looks a lot like her glue stick that she sometimes uses for crafts. My only concern is that if she sees me one too many times using my chapstick, that she will eventually try it herself and glue her lips together.