As we were driving home last night I was thinking about some of the conversations we'd had and phrases I'd heard over the last 3 days. There was no way not to laugh and just wonder what a stranger would have thought if they'd been passing by and heard some of these comments (honest to goodness, somebody in my family actually said these...):
"Has anybody seen my purple caboodle?"
"Hey, I'm just as capable of reproducing as he is!"
"Well, you see, I pulled a muscle in my shoulder throwing the pigs back in the pen..."
(We almost never hear statements like this in Northern Ohio!)
"After I stuck my hand in my pop then the waiter carried me out..."
"Well, if I was named after an animal sound she'd be able to say my name too!"
"I want a tooth for my anniversary..."
"We live in a former leper colony"
"She likes to eat dirt"
"You can sleep with my husband"
(OK, I'm not gonna tell who said this, but I promise...I was not at ALL meant like it sounds!)
"We spent 3/4 of the morning plunging the sink!"
"See my hoe blister?!"
"Do you all snort like she does??"
"I need somebody to wash dishes and stay out of my way!!"
"I eat Vick's Salve every night..."
Believe it or not, it all really did make sense in the context of what was being spoken. (Well, with the exception of the Vick's Salve thing. I don't think you could really put that statement into a sensible context! But we do love you anyway Shelley!) And now that I've actually said out loud that these things made sense, it gives me a bit of pause to stop and worry about myself.
Eh, I'll be fine. Just as soon as I find that purple caboodle....
