Reading Between The Lines Is Sometimes All We Can Do

 

Do we always know what they are talking about? No. But it would help to have some sort of dialog sometimes to dissect for an answer. These are some terms my family has used over the years to communicate with others. I guess it made sense to them at the time.

1. Last morn – Cadence’s term for yesterday
2. Pointed cheese – Kerri’s term for sharp cheese
3. Dot your i – Blink your eyes  (what Terri did when she was learning to spell her name and I told her to dot her i)
4. Corner eye – This is the eye Jessie told me to look out of to see her in the back seat while I was driving. “Look out of your corner eye Mom.” She was about four at the time. I guess I had said too many times I could see her out of the corner of my eye.
5. Tringes – I knew a girl who called fringes this. She wanted tringes on her costume. (Not family but we humored her.)
6. Biper’s – Lia’s term for diapers when she was two.
7. Figna – Surely everyone knows what this means! – Fixing to as in “I’m fixing to go home.” Not even good English! My girls and their friends used this term in high school. It sounded like they were too lazy to say two words. Just slurred them together.

Now there is a new term out there I’ve been made aware of. It’s BLANK – NOTHING – NO ANSWER – IGNORE! That’s it. I send Andrew a text because I haven’t talked to him in a few days and he was a little stressed with the beginning of classes this term and that’s what I get. All of the above. I should understand because he’s such a busy, busy, guy as you can tell from reading this and this.

I’ve sent him a few texts – “Balance in your account is $xxx.”  “Have you started classes yet?” “Your refund came in. It’s in your xxx account. Use only for your books!” “Did you start back to work yet?” “I just deposited $xxx in you xxx account. Be frugal.”  I’ve even sprinkled in “I love you” and “hope you have a good day.” To things like this I get no response. And did you notice the majority of these texts are concerning his finances? These are things he needs to know.  Someone has to keep it straight. Does he even read those texts?

Oh we have other conversations. Sometimes pretty lengthy and informative ones. And as you can see – sometimes not. Often I get one word answers to my questions. “Yes”. “No.” “Maybe.” “OK.” This is where I have to read between the lines.

Sure he’ll get in touch if there is an emergency so I let it go for a day because I wouldn’t want to be blamed for adding more stress to his overloaded mind. Then last night I send him another text because I’m not very patient and it seems he has fallen off the face of the earth. “Are you ok?”

This was his answer a few minutes later. “Did Dad check on that drumset?”

My response was, “No. He’s been sick. Will check with playground this week. I guess this means you are ok?”

Twelve hours later and I’m still waiting to hear…..

Elle

Shush… Don’t Tell Them You’re My Favorite

And now…I must apologize because I feel I’ve neglected some of my early blogging buddies while taking the Blogging 101 course. For you my blogging friends, I am thankful for all the wise information you have shared with me in the beginning, making me come out of my shell and learn how to tackle this blogging life in the first place.

Yes, I’ve been up to my neck in assignments and from the looks of things this isn’t over yet! 😉 Sad thing is I probably won’t even get a diploma to frame in gold and hang on my wall.  I have the perfect spot. I want that diploma! But I have EXCUSES, so please bear with me until the end. This just about sums up the last two weeks of my life if you wondered what happened to me.

EXCUSES

My title was changed to make more of a statement.

And my tagline is now more about placement.

 

I’ve followed topics and blogs while being a pest.

And they’ve followed me also and feathered their nests.

 

We’ve all commented and liked till we’re blue in the face.

But there are good neighbors aplenty all ’round my place.

 

They have increased by the dozens.

I have Nan, Bob, Bill and all of their cousins!

 

There’s still room I believe as I constantly scour the list,

Then at night they are all tucked away safe in their nests.

 

My theme? Is it me? This made me stray.

Then I decided it could be better in grey!

 

My dialog is cut, then added back.

My bio is shredded and stuffed in a sack.

 

Less is more, we learned in the beginning.

So now you have less, but more I’ll be sending.

 

Each assignment is done taking most of my time.

I scramble and struggle lots as I whine.

 

Now widgets are flying, and some disappearing.

Tabs are increasing and more colors are clearing.

 

Perfection is coming, but still we must wait.

How many more days can we take?

 

I’ve tweaked and I’ve cleaned and spruced up my site.

And yes, I can tell it has turned on a light.

 

My stats are improving, as I hope yours are higher.

The numbers don’t lie. Should I send out a flier?

 

But wait!  I must not forget where I came from, I worry.

Who helped me along when I was  first in a hurry?

 

It’s hard work, I cried from the beginning.

But no, I can do it I learned from your winnings.

 

You prodded and praised and pushed me along,

My confidence rising along with my song.

 

Yes, you know who your are.

You helped raise the bar.

 

So for those who got me to the point where I’m at,

You are really my favorite, but let’s not announce that! 😉

 

A poet I am not!

~Elle