Top Ten Tuesday: Say What?

Over the past few years my Mother and I have grown much closer than we were in the past. Now, I love to spend the weekend at my mother's house; our dogs play together, Aaron and Dan usually occupy themselves in some exhibit of manly chores, and my mother and I putter around the house cooking-- or sometimes even shopping ;)

Comically, however, today's post will showcase the top ten things you're likely to hear at any (every) visit to my mother's house.

10. "I'm gonna go up the sto-ah."
Translation: "I'm going to the store. I'll be back shortly." (Store usually means "Wal-marts" [don't forget the "s"] or Reny's.)

9. "What's the price-ah gas down yer way?"
Translation: "What are you paying for petroleum in New Hampshire, currently?

8. "I'm gonna head it."
Translation: "I'm tired; I'm going to bed and I shall see you in the morning."

7. "It'd be bettah in the microwave."
Translation: "Wow, this is certainly delicious. I'm going to heat it up and then taste it... Mmmmmm." *Note: Dan, my step-dad, puts everything in the microwave. He endorsed, at our last visit, that the microwave was, by far, the best modern day invention to date. Further, he knows just how long each item will take to perfect. A molasses cookie? 16 seconds. A cranberry muffin? Well, that will take 19 seconds.

6. "I got it at the dump."
Translation: "When I dropped off my rubbish today, low and behold, I found this ______. It's like Christmas Morning"

5. Who's bahkin?
Translation: Which one of the four Chihuahua's is making noise? (It's the million-dollar question with four potential answers: Winslow, Cidney, Bing or Manny.)

4. "Jeezhus, that's wicked gohoood."
Translation: "Lord Almighty that is tasty."

3. "Well, durin the Great Oil Embaaahgo of 1979"
Translation: "I'm going to pretend I haven't told you, yet, about the great oil embargo that took place in the year 1979. Let me fill you in starting with how it all began..." (Aaron and I have heard this story one million times. Sorry Dan, we love you, but we know all about the great oil embargo of 1979 because you tell us every time we visit. It was interesting the first 3 times... now, not so much.

2. "How ya doin on ______?"
Translation: "Do you currently need anything from the farm before you leave? Did you check your inventory of meat, syrup, canned goods, honey, vegetables? Do you need a years worth of potatos? Jam? Minced meat?"

1. "Now, lemme ask ya somethin."
Translation: Were you going somewhere? Put the car back in park; I want to talk about this subject." (Note: Whenever visiting my mother and Dan, always build in an extra 30-minutes into your departure time. They will walk you out to the car, hug and kiss good-bye and then Dan will come to the window and ask one last question just as you put the car in reverse starting off a 30-minute-long conversation [I think because, subconsciously, he doesn't want us to leave.])

There's no place like the farm.

From L to R: Cidney Charlie, Manstance Ulysses, Bing Francis.

 Missing from picture- Winslow Clement.

Cidney & Winslow