“I had a really bad day.”
“At work?”
“NO MOM, I DON’T WORK TUESDAY/THURSDAYS.”
Translation: I’m trying not to cry, and anger’s easier.
“Okay, I’m sorry I forgot. So what happened?”
I tell her what’s bothering me…
“Have you eaten today?”
“YES MOM, I have eaten. GEEZ.”
Translation: Let me lash out at you, because I know you’ll still love me when I’m [...]

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Gone are the days of cutting and pasting. Too busy coding your website to write your own ransom note? This website will do it for you!
http://www.joshuarey.com/index.pl?Action=ShowArticle&ID=134&DoNotGoToFood=0
(that’s one I wrote for Janet about her pink stuffed dog, Pinky)

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“Is that jersey knit?”
“Nooooo, it’s panty knit.”

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She takes Dominoes seriously! from Heather Lynn on Vimeo
I learned a long time ago to let my Nonnie win at Dominoes. She doesn’t like it when you’re winning and she’s losing. I found this video while going through my external hard drive, and it made me laugh and I thought I’d share.

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Me: “Did I tell you about the newest book we’re reading in my senior seminar?”
Mom: “Yes! Yes.”
Me: “I did?”
Mom: “No.”
It reminds me of Jim’s wife from the Vicar of Dibley. Wikipedia sums it up quite nicely: “Jim Trott is a Parish Council member, who has an idiosyncratic way of saying “no no no no no…” [...]

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