Knob Creek.

Heh. You said knob. Heh.

Which reminds me: Amusing Teaching Anecdotes From Last Week.

1) Rhyming words. Yes, I should have had my brain switched on and seen this one coming - but they're very little and innocent. So it didn't cross my mind to red flag 'kick' when someone suggested it as a word we could make rhymes for. We made lots of rhymes. Inevitably somebody said (in the most oblivious, helpful tones) 'dick', to which I straightfacedly replied "Yes, Dick is a boy's name, good idea!" While my inner twelve year old was cracking up. (It is a mark of their innocence that nary a one of them registered that dick was a rude word. Bless my little buggers.)

2) Visiting www.hungry-wolf.com to find out where Mr Wolf has been on holiday (and get the recipe for delicious huff puff cakes, which we made for optional chocolatey maths homework at the weekend, practicing measurement) I was asking them to identify the five locations he sent postcards from. We'd got New York, The Beach, Skiing in the mountains and Egypt. There was just one postcard left.

"Bon...Bon...Bon..." said one kid.

"Now that's the Italian word for hello, we used it last week when we took the register, remember? Bongiorno. But the NAME of the place is written down the side. See? Pi...."

"PENIS!" exclaimed Priyank triumphantly.

My face never flickered; my tone remained pleasant, earnest and helpful.

"Not quite. Have another look."

"Pisa?"

"Yes! Almost like pizza, but not quite. Listen: Piza. Piza. Say it with me..."

And of course inside I am weeping with laughter.

eta

Oh, crap. Sorry, meant to say - damn, Robin. All my inadequate punctuation are belong to you.

cereal

Apropos of nothing...

...is there a cocktail out there called a Metaphor? If not, I may have to invent one. Because I think that the entertainment of mixing a metaphor would just never die. YSenseOfHumourMV, but I think that would continue to make me giggle long after Long Sloe Comfortable Screws had grown passe.

is there a cocktail out there called a Metaphor? If not, I may have to invent one.

You absolutely should. Would it be one of those drinks that settle in multi-colored layers? Or an innocuous tea-colored beverage that tastes like a slightly fruity whiskey and then dissolves your knees?

Or an innocuous tea-colored beverage that tastes like a slightly fruity whiskey and then dissolves your knees?

I vote this.

All your whiskey talk.... I WISH I had a root and some whiskey. t /obvious joke

Breaking news: 7 1/2 hours of sleep will drive away the gronk.
Analysis: Still won't help me with getting to work on time.

Aimee, I would definitely bump back Em's bedtime by at least an half an hour. Especially if she's still taking an afternoon nap. And what everyone else said about the toys. Owen rarely wakes up at night but even if he wakes before six, I'll bundle him back in bed with a book and a toy. Be consistent--if she thinks she can wear you down and sleep with you guys, she won't quit until she knows you guys won't relent.

Olivia's back to waking up once a night (teething? aftermath of a cold? who know.) We're working on self-soothing.

We gave Ben some Tylenol about an hour ago, but it hasn't touched his fever. In fact, the fever has risen a degree or so, since then, so I just gave him Motrin. I marked it on the calendar, so I would remember which drugs he had, and when. I was putting away the pen, when I found this note -- written in an oh so familiar hand -- on top of the mail organizer we keep in the kitchen:

Cindy I will never freget are kiss at the Blues Diner Love, John. P.S. Meta me there at 10:00. ♥

I don't know if I should be more concerned by the spelling and punctuation, or the fact that my own daughter is trying to give me a reputation.

vw, do you have seasonal mental health problems? If so, absolutely nothing would beat a bad-season cruise.

My mental health problems do not discriminate by season, so really, a cruise anytime will work!

Teppy the white devil

She’s become one of us!

Little disappointed now.

Awww…Beverly, that just sucks! I’m so sorry. I hope you can plan something else again soon.

He got the big grins on his face when I showed him the container and proceeded to give him another scoop. He was very happy and ate it all up.

Awwww! That sounds like a good Aidan birthday.

I had the Day From Hell at work yesterday. Then we did taxes last night, and I discovered that my take-home for 2006 was right around $1000. For the year.

Holy cow! That would sting. {{{Raq}}}

Oh, Cindy! I hope the little guy feels better soon.

I was just out walking Toto, and the kid next door was walking his new dog, Gio, who is SUPER cute. Toto and Gio got to meet, and it was clearly much fun for them both. But, the kid started complaining about how cold it was, and I looked at him and in a total mom voice said, “M, zip up your coat!”

I have a mom voice!

Temps warming up here. Last night it was -16 F, but started warming after midnight, to about -2 F in the wee hours.

It has held steady for several hours and is filling the area with big fluffy snow I usually associate with much warmer temps.

Still? it might warm up to as much as the single digits above zero (Fahrenheit) today.

Bless Fay and vw for their wonderful smile-making stories.

ION, the gronk she is mighty.

I tink I'm getting a code. I don't hab time for a code.