Secret Translator

"Mom? Mom?"

"Yes, Bob. Why are we whispering?"

"Because I'm talking about the people at the next table."

"What about them?"

"They are speaking Spanish."

"Yes, they are."

"I heard him say 'queso.' That means cheese, Mom."

Report

"... and so your teacher had all of those good things to say at your parent teacher conference. I'm so proud of you."

"Thanks, Mom. I'm proud of you too."

"Thanks. Now the things she's thinking you could use a little improvement on are listening more and not vocally disagreeing when she's talking, especially without raising your hand."

"What do you mean?"

"We've talked about this before. I mean like backtalk."

"I don't do backtalk."

"You do."

"Do not."

"You're doing it now"

"Am not."

"Are."

"Nope."

Say What What?

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"Popco-heh. Popco-heh. Popco-heh."

 

"Bob, what is that? What are you saying?" -

 

"That's how you say popcorn with a Spanish accent." 

 

"Gotcha."

 

"You're the best mom ever, Mom." 

 

"Thanks for telling me that today. I kind of feel like I've been dropping the ball lately." 

 

"That's okay. I've been dropping the ball too."

 

"You have?'

 

"Yeah, except I don't really know what that means."

A Solid Offer

"Mom? Dad? Hey you guys? Who wants a piece of my rainbow? You guys?! Is anyone listening? I have a rainbow cut in pieces here! Hey! Is anyone listening to me? IS ANYONE LISTENING? HELLO? WHO WANTS A PIECE OF MY RAINBOW???"

Light My Way

Mr. Rosenberg's band, Lavender Diamond, has released a new video.
Go ahead, get up and dance.

Smacksy Sunday Links

This is Stella, she belongs to some friends. We got to pet sit her this weekend.

Gorgeous photos of gathering storms.

56 Things to do instead of spending money - there are  good things here, but some of the suggestions remind me of when I was a kid and complained that I was bored, my mom would say, "How can you be bored when your closet is so messy? Go clean your closet."

And a slow loris eating a rice ball.

Happy Sunday.

Smacksy Saturday Photo: Players

Post-Thanksgiving, our version of The Big Game.