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No.

dbogen — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:25:46 +0000

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.

Garrison’s Journal Entries

dbogen — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:38:23 +0000

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.

-=-=-=-=-=

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.”

More Garrisonisms

dbogen — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 02:46:44 +0000

Some other Garrisonisms that I forgot the other day..

Hopsabill: Hospital

Freezy: Refridgerator

Sword Fwight: Sword fight. I’m not quite sure why it has attracted the extra consonant, but it has.

Garrisonisms

dbogen — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:55:33 +0000

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

Chocolate chocolate

dbogen — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:18:40 +0000

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.

Pictures Added

dbogen — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:33:31 +0000

After a long dry spell, I finally added some new Garrison pictures to the Photo Gallery.

Also, I’ll include a photo of Dalla helping us fold some laundry.

Give it a little bell for power.

dbogen — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:08:44 +0000

Tonight I put one of my surplus bicycle bells on one of Garrison’s tricycles.

“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.”

Sirens

dbogen — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 23:09:53 +0000

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.

Diddly Squat

dbogen — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:21:41 +0000

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..

Sambel Cap Jempol Sambel Asli

dbogen — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:59:11 +0000

The Sambel Cap Jempol Company out of Jakarta, Indonesia, makes one of my favorite sauces at the moment. I picked up a bottle of their Sambel Asli at a local Asian grocer on a whim. Why? It was a big bottle (why must all hot sauces be sold in such teeny little bottles?); it didn’t cost very much; the texture and color looked appealing; the ingredients list was short; and I was intrigued by the idea of trying something from Indonesia. That first bottle disappeared before I could write a review so this actually a review of the second.

The sauce has good pepper flavor, not too much salt, and is thick with peppers (and not thickeners). It’s a shaking sauce, and not a pouring sauce, due to the thickness. Unlike some sauces you can use it both both Asian, Mexican, or Indian cuisine without getting clashing flavors. My biggest gripe with the sauce is the absolutely crummy cap on the bottle. The cap doesn’t seal tightly enough to keep liquid from leaking out, so if the bottle tips in the fridge you will have a mess to clean up. In addition, the sauce always gets stuck in the lid so you quickly end up with a messy bottle even if you keep it upright.

Should you buy this sauce? If you enjoy hot sauces, I would definitely recommend adding it to your arsenal. The heat isn’t for the faint of heart, but the flavor is good, the bottle size is right, and you can’t beat the price. Just watch out for the godawful cap.