Topic : Is This Normal Social Discussion

I am with Stephanie, I love rainbows too. It is always the most amazing thing to me to see one.

 

I am glad to see you are getting through things. Has Mark left yet? I wasn't sure when he was going. I think I can safely say we will all be here to help you count down the days and months until he is back home to you guys. It will pass faster than you think.

 

How long is Stephanie's school holiday? Is it just a break like winter break or is there a national holiday involved? I don't know much about anyone's holidays except ours.  Oh and Canada Day since Vickie mentioned it! hehe  Tomorrow is our 4th of July Independence Day when we celebrate our country's independence from Britian. Today is John's birthday and tomorrow is my brother's birthday and we usually spend this time in Ky. But with John in summer school and our gas prices are insane, we are staying close to home this year. =(  Anyway just have a quiet b-day celebration for John. He gets tomorrow off from school and Raj and Matt both get work off. I imagine we will just be lazy. lol

 

Ok well I need to head out to get John from school!! Good to see you hon, and I am so glad you are sounding much better. =)

 

Hugs,

~Ami

xoxo

Just wanted to pop by and wish everyone a happy 4th of July!!! Hope everyone is getting fat and sassy on grilled and bbq goodies!!!

 

Hugs,

~Ami

xoxox

Erin and I are having a great day -- she fixed me breakfast in bed, then I went back to sleep for a oucple hours.  We've been cleaning up the house a bit, and watching a recording of the men's semi-final at Wimbledon.  Looks like Rafael Nadal (my favorite) is going to get into the finals pretty easily.  The we're planning to head out to a friend's house where my cousin MaryAnn is visiting.  We'll be barbecuing and then climbing up onto the roof (!) to watch the fireworks.  Tomorrow we'll take it easy, maybe go see Wall*E, then Sunday MaryAnn is coming up here to spend the day with us.

 

My plan is to celebrate Independence Day by going topless tonight!  Yep, I'm going to drive to Martha's and spend the time there sans hat or wig!!! Ok, I'll take a hat in case my head gets cold on the roof this evening.  But hey, when I'm among friends I could care less about being bald.  It's just no big deal. 

 

Ralph has invited me to be his date at a wedding next weekend.  I just love going to weddings with a guy I like.  @----&---  :-)

 

Hope you all have a great holiday weekend!

How's things with you and your's? Hope John had a great birthday and also hope your brother did too.

 

Yes, I'm taking things one day at a time and see how I go from there!

 

Mark fly's out on the 1st of August and will be back about the 18th of Feb, so I do hope that the time does go quick for the 3 of us.

 

Have been getting more support around me here at home, one of the neighbour's is going to be in the same boat as me, her hubby goes in Sept and so I will be there for her and she for me. Also my next door neighbour has her hubby away right now, he has been gone since April and will finally be back in October, she is also in the Army, but she will never go OS as they have 2 boys and as she said to me, she just couldn't leave them for 6 months or more.

 

There is also another friend up the road, who's hubby is also away too, she said that I am welcome to go to her place for a coffee and shat anytime, also have to introduce Stephanie to her children as well.

 

I'm sure that I will be fine while Mark is away, just have to try and keep myself busy doing things to make the time go faster. Will be joining a Gym and will go there as many times per week that I can, as well as do other things like walking as well. Want to tone up, now that I've been losing weight.

 

Well you and your's all Take Care and hope to hear from you soon, Love Kelly.

How's things with you and Erin? Sounds like you had a good 4th of July!

 

I have been getting updates from our dear friend, Ami and so have been thinking of you alot lately. Hope that all is going well for you there and please know that you have been in my prayers too.

 

I also would like the link to the website that you write in, as I have misplaced it, since you last sent it to me via my email.

 

Well you and Erin please Take Care and hope to hear from you soon, Love Kelly.

Hope you get to see this message during your First Wedding Anniversary!

 

Many Congratulations to you and Ron on your First Wedding Anniversary, hope you both have a Very Special Day together and many many more wonderful years together as well.

 

Love to you both, Kelly.

Happy Anniversary to you and Ron!

 

Love to your family.

 

Trace.

I have to share this excerpt with you all. I have laughed until it hurts, I will also include the link in case you want to see the rest of the article on new 'words' added to Webster this year.

 

I found 'mondegreen' hilarious....what we have always called "chronic lyricosis" in my family.

 

And then there's "mondegreen." In a category of its own, it describes words mistaken for other words. A mondegreen most often comes from misunderstood phrases or lyrics.

 

It comes from an old Scottish ballad in which the lyric "laid him on the green" has been confused over time with "Lady Mondegreen."

 

Among the best-known modern examples: "There's a bathroom on the right" in place of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "There's a bad moon on the rise" and "'Scuse me, while I kiss this guy" in place of "kiss the sky" in the 1967 Jimi Hendrix classic "Purple Haze."

 

Even Sokolowski, a word expert by trade, has a favorite mondegreen: "Lucy in the sky with diamonds," as sung by the Beatles in 1967, made obvious sense to the preteen Peanuts comic fan as "Lucy in the sky with Linus."

 

Merriam-Webster's editors were so amused by the mondegreen concept that they plan to ask people to submit their favorites on the publishing company's Web site.

 

Mondegreen, first spotted in print in 1954, was among tens of thousands of words the wordsmiths watched for decades. That and others make the cut for the dictionary based on how widely they are used in publications ranging from newspapers to technical manuals.

 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25556393/?GT1=43001

 

 

So in our family the biggest most famous "mondegreen" is a long argument over the words to Dire Straits Money for Nothing.......

 

Get your money for nothing, get your checks for free.......

 

NO NO NO NO (hehe)

 

Get your money for nothing, and your chicks for free.....<<<<WINNER

 

Anyway the advent of the internet and Leo's Lyrics has solved many a 'mondegreen' in my house. Anyone know any?

 

~Ami ;)

 

ps----Happy Anniversary Vicki and Ron!!

 

 

Trace you come in here and say Happy Anniversary to V (Happy Anniversary btw) and you can't give us flippin day TWO of your trip?! How long you been back?! Girl!  ....where's the posse? Ya'll gonna make be ride backwards with no bullets by MYSELF?!

 

Where da hell is Tap? I think I'm mad at her too!

and told me he has to go to Iraq. Of course this is upsetting and I am sick to my stomach. He said he'd probably never fire a shot, and he was gonna train Iraqi's to take over. I've talked to two customers today and they've told me it's not as bad as the media says it is and he'll be fine. Of course it's upsetting and I simply told him it's in God's hands and we need to trust that he'll be ok. This is kinda a big thing for me and I needed to let ya'll know. Big thing for him actually, but I am his mom. He's going in December. Merry Christmas! He said he has friends over there and he emails them regularly and is not in the least bit concerned. One of my customers told me his friend just trained them and he loved it. Boy! Talk about leaning on your military!