I'm back, more or less, after a very busy Christmas season. Here are a few snippets of holiday conversation from around our house to start the year off right.
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Smedley, singing while she flossed:
"Deck the halls with ugly snowmen
Fa la la la la, la-la la la!"
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After Mommy cleaned and rearranged the living room . . .
Sparky: "I bet, if somebody camed to our house, they wouldn't necorize it."
Smedley: "Not 'necorize,' 'RECKINIZE!'"
Never mind her diction -- it doesn't say much for my housekeeping, does it?
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Mommy, explaining "salud" or "kampai" or some other foreign thing I'd said while clinking glasses: "It's a toast, it's a cheer, it's a --
Smedley: "A female cheer."
About Me: Serial blogger Laurie LaGrone dubbed her homestead The Pushing Water Ranch, because getting anything accomplished there is like pushing water. Laurie and her family live on the Orland ranch, surrounded by cows, cats, coyotes, and just enough beauty to write about. E-mail Laurie at foolery (at) clearwire (dot) net.
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