Everyone’s a critic

Snippets collected over a few days:-

“What are you doing Mother?”
Mother?
“Um…knitting dear.”
“And what exactly are you knitting?”
“Socks…..for you.”
“But it’s Summer. You bought that wool ages ago and you’re only getting around to it now, when it’s nearly 80 degrees outside?”
“Well yes I do seem to have got a little behind.”
“I’ll say!”
“Never mind they’ll do for next year.”
“I don’t know if I’ll like that colour next year. I’ll be a year older, more sophisticated, you know.”

Don’t bet on it dearie.

“Mommmmmm!”
“Yes dear?”
“Which you are like?”
“Um…..?”
“Dis card or dat card. Which one is be dah winner?”
“Um…..?”
“In dah battle.”
“Er……?”
“Choose!”
“The red one.”
“Huh! No, you lose I win.”
“Good for you dear.”
“I know coz you are always choose dah red.”

I need to be less predictable.

“Are you tired dear?”
“No.”
“You look sleepy. Wasn’t that a yawn?”
“No…..it’s just dat…..my eyelids are be heavy and my mouth……is been need oxygen.”

You and me both dearie.

“Why are you phoning love?”
“Because I haven’t spoken to you person to person for three days now.”
“Two and a half.”
“Pardon?”
“Thursday! Now it’s Saturday or will be soon.”
“Um…….?”
“You’re 8 hours ahead of us. It’s three in the morning here.”
“Sorry…….I’ll call again later.”

Now there’s a mistake I haven’t made in a long while.

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Posted on March 31st, 2008.
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17 Comments

  1. kristina:
    March 31st, 2008 at 10:18 pm

    Oxygen, oxygen—what time zone are we in?

    (not sure if I’ll ever be “more sophisticated”)

  2. meno:
    March 31st, 2008 at 10:19 pm

    I’ll take the socks if they are not the right color!

  3. frogpondsrock:
    April 1st, 2008 at 2:17 am

    I am needing purple socks…

    hehehehe cheers kim

  4. Casdok:
    April 1st, 2008 at 3:34 am

    I need some more sophistication!!

  5. lime:
    April 1st, 2008 at 4:50 am

    you only made the mistake because your eyelids is be heavy and your mouth is been need oxygen.

    as for the sophistication and fashion sense…those things change with the winds.

  6. The Domestic Goddess:
    April 1st, 2008 at 4:56 am

    Oops. I’ve done that. Phoned the hubby in London and it is 3am there.

  7. CircusKelli:
    April 1st, 2008 at 5:33 am

    Love the snippets!! I have some of my own to post in the next couple of days.

    My eyelids are be heavy a lot. ;)

    Have a great day, Maddy!

  8. chelle:
    April 1st, 2008 at 5:54 am

    Each year brings sophistication!?!? Wee! I would always pick the red one too!

  9. SandyCarlson:
    April 1st, 2008 at 7:01 am

    That sophisticated young lady are always amusing in a tender way!

    10 a.m. here. The Internet has utterly changed my sense of time and season. It’s a wonderful confusion!

    Beautiful post.

  10. Suzy:
    April 1st, 2008 at 7:19 am

    I wish I could see the video that goes along with the dialog.

    Wonderful posts, as always.

    Love,

    Suzy

  11. furiousball:
    April 1st, 2008 at 7:51 am

    I’m so sophisticated it’s freakin’ unbelievable.

  12. Vi:
    April 1st, 2008 at 8:53 am

    oh I’m gonna use that line about just needing more oxygen next time someone asks what’s up when I yawn.

  13. Melissa:
    April 1st, 2008 at 10:58 am

    I’m totally LOL’ing over here – these are great!! I’d have picked red too. ;)

  14. jams o donnell:
    April 1st, 2008 at 2:36 pm

    Haha what wonderful little slices of life Maddy!

  15. Leanne:
    April 1st, 2008 at 4:37 pm

    I loved reading that! You have such an ability to recollect conversations. I, too, would have always picked the red one.

  16. dkaye:
    April 1st, 2008 at 5:12 pm

    that’s a very cool watch. love the vintage feel of it.

    happy ww.

  17. ettey:
    April 1st, 2008 at 6:03 pm

    haha fun read! :)