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There's a Word for That: Word Association!
My good friend Stephanie suggested that we do a word association for this week’s TWT post. She’s an elementary school teacher, so I have to listen to her, or else go in time out. Plus, the word association game is fun! Thanks Stephanie for the great idea. So, I am posting a word below. You read the word, and leave a comment with the first word you think of when you read my word. At my request, Stephanie and her two awesome kids sent me four words to choose from. The one I chose seems very significant at this time, one, because I love it; two, because we announced our big presenting sponsor for MOMcation last week, and their sponsorship level is named this; and three, because it’s the type of … Read entire article »
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There's A Word For That: Days of the Week
This week is kicking my bootie (that’s another word for your back side). So, as I was analyzing the tortures each day of the week is bringing me, I started to wonder how the days of the week got their names. The answer? Mythology, of course! I have always liked mythology, and had classes on it in high school and college, so I don’t know if my brain has since dumped this information to make more room for tidbits like how to make a brain in a ziplock bag out of potato flakes and sand, or if I really never knew the origins of our days. Anyhow, names of days has evolved over time, based on who was/is ruling the world: Greek Name Roman Name Germanic Name Current Name Sun Sun Sun Sunday Moon Moon Moon Monday Ares Mars Tiu Tuesday Hermes Mercury Woden Wednesday Zeus Jupiter Thor Thursday Aphrodite Venus Freya Friday Cronus Saturn Saturn Saturday Tiu is the god of War and the … Read entire article »
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There's a Word for That: Nonsense
I’m a big fan of words in general, but some of my favorite words are nonsense. Nonsense words just seem more fun to say. I think, ultimately, I have two women and one man to thank for this. The man is Dr. Seuss (aka Theo LeSeig, aka Theodore Geisel), who recently celebrated his 106th birthday. The man himself is no longer with us, but he has left a lasting legacy of wonderful books, many of which are filled to the brim with nonsense words and rhymes. The two women are my mother and my grandmother. My grandmother, who is now 91, handed down a collection of nonsense rhymes and lyric that I don’t even know the depths of. Moments ago, I called my mom to inquire about one of the rhymes, … Read entire article »
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There's a Word for That: City Names
First, let me say that I am not really a history buff. In order to be really into history, you have to memorize dates and names and locations of when stuff happened, and I am not very good at memorizing. BUT, it’s always interesting to me to know the history of the place I am living – who came before me and what life was like in my city/town 20, 50, 100 years ago. The problem … Read entire article »
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There's a Word for That: Drinking
Ok, it’s 11:44 at night, so I’ve got 16 minutes to write this post and still get it published on a Wednesday. (Yes, it’s been that sort of day). So, this week, I’m taking the suggestion of my friend and fellow blogger, Hilary, for our TWT topic. (I feel like TWT already stands for something, but I’m not sure what. Maybe that will be next week’s post.) Anyway, Hilary suggested that I find out what people call a drinking fountain. I’m guessing that means she has a clever word for it. (We’re all waiting, Hil!) My pal Jill also brought up the word scuttlebutt on a TWT post, and through research I learned that scuttlebutt can mean a flask of water on the deck of a boat. Personally, I call a … Read entire article »
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There's a Word for That: Who's Your Baby?
Who’s Your Baby? Our babies are California and Smurf Beef. No really. Carina has two baby dolls, and those are their names. Both were gifts from Grandma. California (pronounced Californa) came first. We have no ties to California, so I’m fairly sure we don’t talk about it much, but as we all know with preschoolers, they only have to hear it once in order to add it to their vocab arsenal. Smurf Beef is the second born, … Read entire article »
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