Friday Fragments...again

Created by Mrs 4444, Friday Fragments are bits and pieces of your week that are usually brief; too short for a stand-alone post, but too good to discard. Collect humorous observations, "Heard" items, and other small gems and put them together in a Friday Fragments post.



Stink-pot!




What happens when nap time ends at the same time that Mom's waking up for the evening!









Has anyone else stood on tiptoe with the camera held over their head to take a good picture of flowers in a vase on top of the piano...only to ask yourself 10 min and 15 pics later,


"Why don't I just put them on the keyboard to get a picture?"

Thesaurus Thursday Warm Up

As we're getting warmed up for Thesaurus Thursday to restart next week I thought I'd give you a few examples from the last 2 years' editions. Here you have the "official" or real definition of each word followed by that week's Silly Goose Winner for the word.
Get ready because your turn's coming next Thursday!!



curtilage - the land occupied by a dwelling and its yard, outbuildings, etc., actually enclosed or considered as enclosed

Lori in South Dakota:
Curtilage--where a red neck lives and he wants people to think he has a fancy "out in the country" acreage.


mortise joint - any of various joints between two pieces of timber or the like in which a tenon is housed in or secured to a mortise. (Congrats Smarty Pants Diane and AirbornePoppa)



Stephanie D. said...
mortise joint: cadaver's knee?


mort - 1) A) a note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed B) death. (Congrats Smarty Pants Diane) 2) a three-year-old salmon


Jungle Mom said...
Mort, is the act of stupidity which leads to being 'mortified'.


peruke - a man's wig of the 17th and 18th centurids, ussu powedered and gathered at the back o th eneck with a ribbon; periwig.



Diane J
Peruke - A musical style akin to baroque, but of a less gentrified style, heard mostly in the slums and ghettos.

Usage: "Hey, D'Montay, crank us up some peruke on yo' ra-didi-0!"







inclinometer - 1) an instrument for measuring the angle an aircraft makes with the horizontal 2) an instrument with an iron needle swinging freely in the vertical direction for measuring magnetic dip

funtohavefun said...
Inclinometer: the skill of measuring maternal exhaustion by determining the mom to floor incline.



incogitant - thoughtless; inconsiderate.

ABNPOPPA said...
Incogitant is what a person is who is incognito.

goals and answers

About the boogie woogie piano, I've played the piano all my life (minus the first 3 years) and I have neither the talent nor the dedication to practicing to be able to play like that guy does...that is a true gift.

on the tooth issue...obviously the superglue didn't work....sigh. It's his 5th tooth and they cost the tooth fairy a dollar a piece. Which, I agree is a pretty penny. The funniest thing is that he has no idea what to do with that dollar so after a couple days it finds its way (back) into Dad's wallet. He's just not getting the whole money thing yet. :-)



Last week's goals were:
1) make it through the week without crying at work again.
2) quilt 3 more diamonds.
3) get the giveaway winners' stuff in the mail


1) done, but just barely. There was at least once I had to call Subvet so he could talk me down off the ceiling.

2) I got 2 1/2 done. Haven't yet finished that 3rd. That brings our total to 11 done and 7 to go....moving along.

3) dammit.


For next week.
1) make a massive mailing
2) quilt 2 more diamonds and finish the half quilted one.
3) exercise at least once
4) call and make all the appointments that are accumulating on my todo list.
5) replenish my snuggleometer.


and you? what's your goal for this week?

mourning in the morning.

So Sonshine came down the hall early this morning...(about 5am) and I noticed something was different....matter of fact, something was MISSING!

His smile just wasn't quite the same...will never be the same again I fear.

pictures later once I'm home.....for now I must break out my black veil and hanky

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