bogen.org » Life in Wisconsin http://www.bogen.org Now with occasional clarity Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:30:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 No. http://www.bogen.org/2012/01/27/no/ http://www.bogen.org/2012/01/27/no/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:25:46 +0000 dbogen https://www.bogen.org/2012/01/27/no/ Me: “Why do you say ‘No’ to me so much?”
Garrison: “When you say something wrong I say ‘No.’”

It struck me today that Dinah looks more than a little like Jack-Jack in Disney’s “The Incredibles”. She even has the same crazy curl of hair on top of her head.

]]> http://www.bogen.org/2012/01/27/no/feed/ 0 Garrison’s Journal Entries http://www.bogen.org/2011/12/08/garrisons-journal-entries/ http://www.bogen.org/2011/12/08/garrisons-journal-entries/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:38:23 +0000 dbogen http://www.bogen.org/?p=2512 Garrison’s day care helps the kids keep “journals.” Primarily, these are little one page stories each child tells after reading a book or listening to a story. The teachers write down what the kids say and post it on a bulletin board for the parents to read. Below are a couple of samples from Garrison’s journal.

These are rainbows. I love rainbows.

On Thursday, the rainbows came to play.

The rainbows got hurt and pushed. They cried.

I helped them back so they wouldn’t cry anymore.

I didn’t push them down.

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My turkey’s name is Dinah Emberly. She slept in a nest with eggs.

There were 2 eggs. The eggs cracked and little eggs came out.

There were more little eggs in the little eggs.

The turkey ate some eggs. She liked them. I do too.

She went in the leaf pile to look for bunnies. She didn’t find them yet.

Then she went into the hostas to look for them and there they were.

There were 2 bunnies. The bunnies said, “Don’t find me.”

Dinah said, “I’m sorry.”

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Hopsabill
Hospital

Freezy
Refridgerator

Sword Fwight
Sword fight. I’m not quite sure why it has attracted the extra consonant, but it has.
]]> http://www.bogen.org/2011/12/07/more-garrisonisms/feed/ 0 Garrisonisms http://www.bogen.org/2011/11/30/garrisonisms/ http://www.bogen.org/2011/11/30/garrisonisms/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:55:33 +0000 dbogen http://www.bogen.org/?p=2497 A few translations from Garrison’s words into the English that the rest of us use. This cheat sheet may come in handy if you find yourself interfacing with him for any extended period of time.

Gra-Lumber Bar
Granola Bar
Miss-struction
Construction
Miss-ghetti
Spaghetti
Teh-Vee
TV
Mud Shoes
Croc-like plastic sandals
Flat egg
Fried egg with a broken yolk
I’m thinking about…
I’d like to…
Peanut Butter Quesadilla
Peanut butter on a rolled-up tortilla
Orange cheese
Orange cheddar cheese, not to be confused with (apparently inedible) white cheddar
My beer/cider beer
Apple juice or apple cider
Glass glass
A glass drinking glass, not to be confused with a sippy cup.
Happy Birthday to You!
Your birthday
Hang-ga-burr
Hamburger
Peanut Bomber
AJ Bombers, a local restaurant that delivers peanuts to tables via ceiling mounted “bombs”.
Different candy
The collective term for the candy he collected on Halloween this year.
Gummi Pill
His morning gummi multi-vitamin or evening gummi omega-3 vitamin
Compweeter
A computer
]]> http://www.bogen.org/2011/11/30/garrisonisms/feed/ 0 Chocolate chocolate http://www.bogen.org/2011/10/27/chocolate-chocolate/ http://www.bogen.org/2011/10/27/chocolate-chocolate/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:18:40 +0000 dbogen https://www.bogen.org/2011/10/27/chocolate-chocolate/ Me: Do you want a chocolate bar for dessert?
Garrison: No. I want chocolate chocolate.
Me: That’s what’s in a chocolate bar.
Garrison: No, it’s not.
Me: Then what’s in a chocolate bar if not chocolate chocolate?
Garrison: Peanut butter, peanut butter sandwich, and quesedilla juice.
Me: *dumbfounded look*
Garrison (firmly): I want chocolate chocolate, not a chocolate bar.

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“Why did you put the bell on my bike,” he asked.

“I thought you might like it,” I said. “Do you like it?”

“Yes, I do,” he said. “It makes me go faster.”

]]> http://www.bogen.org/2011/10/02/give-it-a-little-bell-for-power/feed/ 0 Sirens http://www.bogen.org/2011/09/17/sirens/ http://www.bogen.org/2011/09/17/sirens/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2011 23:09:53 +0000 dbogen https://www.bogen.org/2011/09/17/sirens/ Sarah: “Where do you want to go tomorrow to look at carpet?”
Me:  “Sergenians?”
Garrison: “They’re closed for three months.”
Me: “Really? Why?”
Garrison: “Because the thunder was loud and they put the tomato sirens up on poles and they went off but I haven’t seen one for a while. Then we have to go to the basement and watch teh-vee.”

What makes it funny is that he meant tornado and not tomato.

]]> http://www.bogen.org/2011/09/17/sirens/feed/ 0 Diddly Squat http://www.bogen.org/2011/09/01/diddly-squat/ http://www.bogen.org/2011/09/01/diddly-squat/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:21:41 +0000 dbogen https://www.bogen.org/2011/09/01/diddly-squat/ Me: Mommy got diddly squat in the mail today.
Garrison: Can I try it?
Me: Go ask your mother.
Garrison (yelling while running to the other end of the house): Mommy, can I try your diddly squat?
Sarah (with a somewhat confused look on her face): Uhh..

]]> http://www.bogen.org/2011/09/01/diddly-squat/feed/ 0 Garrison at the Memorial Union http://www.bogen.org/2011/06/05/garrison-at-the-memorial-union/ http://www.bogen.org/2011/06/05/garrison-at-the-memorial-union/#comments Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:28:27 +0000 dbogen https://www.bogen.org/2011/06/05/garrison-at-the-memorial-union/ We ate lunch at the Memorial Union Terrace today (we were downtown on our bikes for Ride The Drive). While we were there, Garrison took a shine to one of the big chairs and we managed to get a good photo of the moment.
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]]> http://www.bogen.org/2011/06/05/garrison-at-the-memorial-union/feed/ 0 Another peaceful morning http://www.bogen.org/2011/05/27/another-peaceful-morning/ http://www.bogen.org/2011/05/27/another-peaceful-morning/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 20:17:47 +0000 dbogen http://www.bogen.org/?p=2461 When they were using a jackhammer to break up part of our basement floor a couple of weeks ago, they started early during the day, right when we were having breakfast. It didn’t take long for the breakfast table to clear out since the jackhammer was operating directly underneath it. In the interludes between percussion from the basement you can hear the normal sounds of carpenters working just on the other side of the plastic wall. Enjoy the peaceful sounds of breakfast at our house.

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