RE: On a lighter note....mosquitos...funny words....books

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, they are also known as the Louisiana State Bird.

I love reading/hearing about different names for stuff. My grandpa used to say "commence," as in "we're commencing to eat!" He also said of girls or women who sashayed when they walked, "She's got a swing on her back porch," or my personal favorite, "She's got a hitch in her gitalong." My grandma used to refer to diarrhea as "the skitters" or "the back door trots." For you youngsters out there, this related to the outdoor toilet. Speaking of outdoor toilets, my grandparents used to have two outhouses, which they called Eleanor & lin, after the Roosevelts. This was back in the early '40's. I never did find out how that started.

When I first married Theresa & Ginny's dad Allan, the girls (2+ and 3+) used several sayings I'd never heard. "Tump" was apparently a combination of turn & bump, as in , "Oh, no, I tumped over my milk." They called bandaids "plasters," I think from their Granny (Allan's mom). There were more, but I can't remember them. I wish I'd written them down, but I never expected to forget. As they got older, they quit saying them. Allan used to say, "I guaran-damn-tee ya!" I don't know if he still says that; I've thought of sending it to Jeff Foxworthy to see if he'd put it in one of his Redneck books.

You know, I think I'll try to revive "tump." I like that word.

, I'm glad you were able to get out to church & that your church family is so understanding. If you like to read, try Anne Lamott's books on faith. The first one is "Traveling Mercies." Then she wrote "Plan B-more thoughts on faith," and "Grace, eventually." She does use profanity, although I noticed as the years have passed, it has lessened. Some Christians do not like her or her writing, but I've found that many people can relate to her journey. I don't agree with all her beliefs re: politics, social issues, etc., but I still love her willingness to share the worst that she is & has been, and her hope for the future. She is also hysterically funny. She writes fiction, but I haven't enjoyed it like her nonfiction. A couple of other books that I've read several times are "Operating Instructions, a Journal of My Son's First Year of Life" and "Bird by Bird." Operating Instructions is very funny, but so realistic & moving. She says the things that many mothers think. We bought 3 or 4 copies for our prenatal clinic & loaned them out to the expectant moms. Every one loved the book. Bird by Bird is a book on writing, but I think anyone would enjoy it & learn from it.

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Reply-To: Neurosarcoidosis To: neurosarcoidosis Subject: On a lighter note....mosquitos...and a bit of church talkDate: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:21:27 -0700 (PDT)

Hi! ...something I thought about a couple of hours after my daughter-in-law laughed at me for calling mosquitos...skiters. She thought it was hilarious. I told her I have many names for them...skiters, skeeters, skitos. I told her large groups of them are called skittles. She had a hoot about that. But later it made me think and wonder if , in other parts of the country, there are other nicknames for those peskies. Let me know, o.k?... The worst place to get bit is in the middle of your back and honestly I feel like they just gave me a shot back there. I am allergic to small insect bites so I swell up pretty good and it's more painful than itchy...though the middle of the back ones are the ones that itch the 'dickens' out of me. I had a good day today cuz I felt up to getting to church which I haven't been able to get to for two months. My son plays drums on the worship team and I took my digital camera and took some pics of him. Most of them were at the end of service when noone was standing in my way(I'm in a wheelchair). So he hammed it up a little for me. They just love him and even the pastor has told me that they are so very blessed to have him play for them. He had previous training and played in the Marine Band nationally. They are always so happy to see me in church cuz they know how hard it is for me to get out of the house. They never make me feel guilty for not making it every week and they come to visit me and even give me communion at home a couple times a year. They have even given me a project to work on at home so I can feel more a part of serving the church family, too. This particular church has alot of handicapped people...physically and mentally. Biker guys, low-income, you name it, etc. I am usually all gussied-up and alot of people are in jeans so it's a come-as-you- feel place. I was brought up to put on your best to go to church so I can't change that decades-long concept from my mind. A few people said I looked very pretty and when you usually feel like you look like the 'dickens'...it's nice to hear. It was a good day and I thought I'd share that. here's to hoping you had or will have a good day, too. hugs S.

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Rose, I always thought I'd like the warmer weather down south but when I hear about the size of the bugs down there...I don't know....lol. Like some people say ...it's a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there. Congrats on the Colts victory. Heard it was a good game and I thought of you when i heard that. Last night I found out that my son has the song Crazy by Barkley as the song that plays when I call. Nice, huh?....lol.

Those twenty-year-olds are just too wrapped up in appearances and worrying about what other people think. I told them when they get to be 40 or 50 they'll know more of who they really are and what is important and they won't worry so much about what everybody else thinks. It's gets easier to just be yourself. Well, I surely know about the back-door trots cuz we had a outhouse til I was 13 years old. Oh, the stories I could tell of those Sears catalogs being 'recycled"...if you know what I mean. What a blessing to get an indoor toilet. I always worried about falling into the hole or about wild critters or big ole spiders. On another topic...I wonder how many people know what it means to 'pick rocks' out in the field? In a span of 30 years the whole world has changed hasn't it... I'll have to order those books, they sound good. hugs

S.Rose wrote: , they are also known as the Louisiana State Bird. I love reading/hearing about different names for stuff. My grandpa used to say "commence," as in "we're commencing to eat!" He also said of girls or women who sashayed when they walked, "She's got a swing on her back porch," or my personal favorite, "She's got a hitch in her gitalong." My grandma used to refer to diarrhea as "the skitters"

or "the back door trots." For you youngsters out there, this related to the outdoor toilet. Speaking of outdoor toilets, my grandparents used to have two outhouses, which they called Eleanor & lin, after the Roosevelts. This was back in the early '40's. I never did find out how that started. When I first married Theresa & Ginny's dad Allan, the girls (2+ and 3+) used several sayings I'd never heard. "Tump" was apparently a combination of turn & bump, as in , "Oh, no, I tumped over my milk." They called bandaids "plasters," I think from their Granny (Allan's mom). There were more, but I can't remember them. I wish I'd written them down, but I never expected to forget. As they got older, they quit saying them. Allan used to say, "I guaran-damn-tee ya!" I don't know if he still says that; I've thought of sending it to Jeff Foxworthy to

see if he'd put it in one of his Redneck books. You know, I think I'll try to revive "tump." I like that word. , I'm glad you were able to get out to church & that your church family is so understanding. If you like to read, try Anne Lamott's books on faith. The first one is "Traveling Mercies." Then she wrote "Plan B-more thoughts on faith," and "Grace, eventually." She does use profanity, although I noticed as the years have passed, it has lessened. Some Christians do not like her or her writing, but I've found that many people can relate to her journey. I don't agree with all her beliefs re: politics, social issues, etc., but I still love her willingness to share the worst that she is & has been, and her hope for the future. She is also hysterically funny. She writes fiction, but I haven't enjoyed it

like her nonfiction. A couple of other books that I've read several times are "Operating Instructions, a Journal of My Son's First Year of Life" and "Bird by Bird." Operating Instructions is very funny, but so realistic & moving. She says the things that many mothers think. We bought 3 or 4 copies for our prenatal clinic & loaned them out to the expectant moms. Every one loved the book. Bird by Bird is a book on writing, but I think anyone would enjoy it & learn from it. Ramblin' Rose Moderator A merry heart is good medicine.

Proverbs 17:22 From: Solberg <mary_s777 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com>Reply-To: Neurosarcoidosis To: neurosarcoidosis Subject: On a lighter note....mosquitos...and a bit of church talkDate: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:21:27 -0700 (PDT) Hi! ...something I thought about a couple of hours after my daughter-in-law laughed at me for calling mosquitos...skiters. She thought it was hilarious. I told her I have many names for

them...skiters, skeeters, skitos. I told her large groups of them are called skittles. She had a hoot about that. But later it made me think and wonder if , in other parts of the country, there are other nicknames for those peskies. Let me know, o.k?... The worst place to get bit is in the middle of your back and honestly I feel like they just gave me a shot back there. I am allergic to small insect bites so I swell up pretty good and it's more painful than itchy...though the middle of the back ones are the ones that itch the 'dickens' out of me. I had a good day today cuz I felt up to getting to church which I haven't been able to get to for two months. My son

plays drums on the worship team and I took my digital camera and took some pics of him. Most of them were at the end of service when noone was standing in my way(I'm in a wheelchair). So he hammed it up a little for me. They just love him and even the pastor has told me that they are so very blessed to have him play for them. He had previous training and played in the Marine Band nationally. They are always so happy to see me in church cuz they know how hard it is for me to get out of the house. They never make me feel guilty for not making it every week and they come to visit me and even give me communion at home a couple times a year. They have even given me a project to work on at home so I can feel more a part of serving the church family, too. This particular church has alot of handicapped people...physically and mentally. Biker guys, low-income,

you name it, etc. I am usually all gussied-up and alot of people are in jeans so it's a come-as-you- feel place. I was brought up to put on your best to go to church so I can't change that decades-long concept from my mind. A few people said I looked very pretty and when you usually feel like you look like the 'dickens'...it's nice to hear. It was a good day and I thought I'd share that. here's to hoping you had or will have a good day, too. hugs S. Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV. A place for moms to take a break!

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My sister's in laws are from waaaaay down in Kentucky. They pronounce the city "Oneida" as "O NEED E". One of her mother in laws sayings I really love. She says if someone is mad she's "wearing her ass on her back". We think it might have something to do with how a cat arches up when it's ready to fight. I noticed I will say I'm "fixing" to do something. A friend in PA is always kidding me because I pronounce wash as "worsh" LOLJoin our Sock Challenge for Orphans in Kazakhstan - 265 pairs needed by 9/15/07 http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/Mittens_ for_Akkol/ grannylunatic@...

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"fixing" to do something

, I always thought that was the correct pronunciation. Then I moved to Texas & learned it was "fixin' to." But that still wasn't right; years later I moved to Mississippi & found out the proper way to say it was "fittinta." (Hope no Mississippians out there take offense.)

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Reply-To: Neurosarcoidosis To: Neurosarcoidosis Subject: RE: On a lighter note....mosquitos...funny words....booksDate: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:39:32 -0700 (PDT)

My sister's in laws are from waaaaay down in Kentucky. They pronounce the city "Oneida" as

"O NEED E". One of her mother in laws sayings I really love. She says if someone is mad she's "wearing her ass on her back". We think it might have something to do with how a cat arches up when it's ready to fight. I noticed I will say I'm "fixing" to do something. A friend in PA is always kidding me because I pronounce wash as "worsh" LOLJoin our Sock Challenge for Orphans in Kazakhstan - 265 pairs needed by 9/15/07 http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/Mittens_ for_Akkol/ grannylunatic (AT) yahoo (DOT) com

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Rose I wrote it fixing but then I thought about it. I don't pronounce the g! People out in Missouri thought I had an accent too.Join our Sock Challenge for Orphans in Kazakhstan - 265 pairs needed by 9/15/07 http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/Mittens_ for_Akkol/ grannylunatic@...

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