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Little Miss Speak #37 – Random MissSpeaks

Posted on December 30, 2014 by admin

#37 Rockstar: What room has no doors and windows? Miss: <jumping up and down> Jump-ing Mush-room! —————————————————————————– Rockstar: <pointing to a picture of Disney characters – the usual, Mickey, Minnie, Goofy> Who’s this? Miss: Little Miss, (her best friend), and… … Continue reading →

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Jingle Bao vs Jingle Bow-Wow

Posted on December 27, 2014 by admin

More Christmassy decor pics (well, this one’s at IFC which I frequent increasingly less – go Oxymorons! while buying Nespresso capsules)… We were lucky to pass by and simply walk in I think, all the while wondering why they mention … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #347 – A Very Good Use For Santaphobia

Posted on December 25, 2014 by admin

#347 Overheard recently when Rockstar was watching Youtube and the Miss as usual has to bug him… Miss: Ko-ko, ko-ko, ko-ko, ko-ko.  Rockstar: <without looking up> Stay away, Miss. Ko-ko’s watching Santa Claus. And something about triangles. And with that, … Continue reading →

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A Merry Season…. With Santa Phobia. Say What?

Posted on December 23, 2014 by admin

Of all things, the Miss has passed swift verdict that Santa is now “scary”. This means – wait for it – no Santa movies. (I. Know. How unfair is that?! We have all these Jingle-y movies a-la That Very Tall Elf Guy and Something About … Continue reading →

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Rockstarism #346/ Miss-Speak #36 – If At First You Don’t Succeed At Annoying Ko-ko…

Posted on December 21, 2014 by admin

#346/ #36 “Reading” before bedtime, in the Rockstar household, The Miss leaves her post crowding Rockstar into a corner of his seat as usual to say conspiratorially and obviously within his earshot….. Miss: Mum. Actually Ko-ko quite naughty. <nodding convincingly> … Continue reading →

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Little Miss Speak #35 – Sometimes……. Don’t Even Ask

Posted on December 19, 2014 by admin

#35 Miss: Mum. I’m a crazy person.  Me: Uh… What? Miss: Cray-sy. Cray-sy. I am a cray-sy person.  Me: <trying to figure out what word she could possibly be mis-pronouncing to make it sound like what I think I heard> … Continue reading →

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All Around The World On Friday

Posted on December 18, 2014 by admin

1) School Lunches Around The World. In Rawalpindi, Pakistan, a school principal is quoted as saying, “If we discover that a child has junk food, we ask his or her parents to please make a little effort for their child’s health.” Ouch. … Continue reading →

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Little Miss-Speak #34 – What You See Is Not What It Is

Posted on December 16, 2014 by admin

#34 Me: What’s this, darling? (Not expecting her to know it, just wanting to see her reaction)   Miss: Oh. Oh, Dear. …..Cuck-roach?  (To be fair I’m not sure I’d know that’s a porcupine either – must be a baby right, where … Continue reading →

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The First Metaphor (Or, A Little Christmas-y Story)

Posted on December 14, 2014 by admin

So, both kids are sick. Not ER-sick, just cough/snort-themselves-awake-repeatedly-in-the-night sick, alternating also bawling-with-frustration-at-being-unable-to-sleep sick. (In Rockstar’s case, replace bawling with punching his pillow a few times before diving back down into its depths, a mildly eyebrow-raising phenomenon he has only … Continue reading →

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TGI Friday. Maybe.

Posted on December 12, 2014 by admin

1) The Fall of Christmas, by The Very Worst Missionary. She does mission trips, writes in a way I can only wish I did……. and was once a teen mum. “…… I learned a long time ago to hold loosely to the … Continue reading →

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