Saying Sunday

For some time now I have been trying to find something that I could do weekly...
Silent Saturday/Sunday, Wordless Wednesday, Three Thing Thursday all are VERY cool but all are also very taken. I wanted something new, something different, something that would make you go... "what the????"

Over the last week or so myself and some of my Mathews counterparts (HER and HIM) have dabbled back in forth with sayings the locals or our parents have said over the years, when I realized I could post about that for an entire month I knew I was on to something... so here you have it Saying Sunday.

On Saying Sunday I will take a word, a phrase, or a saying that I have heard during the week, month, my life time and I will analyze it and what it means or what I thought it meant cause that is much more comical really.

This week... "What the...."

These days most of the time that is all you hear.. "What the ...." There is NOTHING following the "the". Personally I think this is just the laziness of today's youth in that they shorten EVERYTHING. I mean we have LOL, and IDK, and BFF and now they are taking the NOUN out of "What the ______." (and yes I realize that they do use WTH and WTF but that is just more laziness)

The fun back in the day was to fill in the blank of What the ______. with something different and entertaining something that half the people around you didn't even understand.

Let me give you some examples.

What the bejeezus. (Bejeezus is the cousin to the Bedazzle by the way)
What the hay (I am not sure why horse food was ever used)
What the devil (I think people just wanted to try to blame the fella on something that made no sense)
What the tarnation (also used with IN as in What in tarnation.. I have no clue what or where tarnation is ... maybe I will go there on my next vacation.)
What the blazes (I can't even being to ponder why anyone says this.
What the Sam Hill (also another used with in.... maybe I need to visit there too or figure out who Sam is at least)

THIS LIST COULD GO ON FOREVER!!!!

Either way I do believe this picture from yesterday would make ANYONE say ANY of those sayings. Except the one person that commented.... "the hell???" Which is another topic all together!

Fill in the blank with your own odd filling... "What the ______." Let's see who gets the funniest!

Silent Snowy Saturday

Ok when have I ever been able to be silent??? I don't know how to do be silent.... or still.. or apparently how to keep Razzi out of the snow. (I named my camera too in honor of those who wouldn't stop calling it a Paparazzi camera ;) Love you Wonky Ladies)

Anyhoooooo.. We had a tiny bit of time this afternoon that the snow actually stopped, that tiny bit of time was the amount of time that it took for me to put on my coat grab my camera, stick my feet in my boots, and to head out in the snow in my capri sweats that I have been lounging in all day! (yes I got dressed just not fully dressed like the bottom of my pants were missing not fully) As soon as I got to the bottom of the steps it started again just a tiny bit so I braved it and continued until it got bad enough that Razzi was crying that she was cold and was hiding in my jacket.

Here is what I got for you.


Isn't it pretty?? I like laying down and taking pics of these things from in the middle of them.. That wasn't happening in capri pants.

This was easier. It was quite a bit taller than me.

Personally I LOVED this one... the way the snow blew up on that old boat was just incredible to me... and beautiful.

Just a peaceful winter wonderland out there this afternoon.

I don't know what to say about this but I thought it was a good idea at the time... shame I didn't have enough sense to turn just a tiny bit...

I love snow on trees....

And now for some Binky Lovin Fun!!!

Mom... I am not sure I like this stuff my feet they are cold.


Maybe if I *HOP* *HOP* *HOP* it won't be so bad....

Headed out for a little stroll in the white stuff...

WAIT!!!!

I passed "my spot"... got to head back....


"ahhhhhhhhh that is better"... wait.. do I hear something (click click click) I think I hear...


"MOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!! Can I get a bit of privacy PLEEEEEZZZZEEEEE!!!!"

Razzi Camera - too much to mention
Couple inches of snow- free
Catching the Binky Boo going pee pee with both back feet off the ground... PRICELESS!!!!!

ILanEnHell she is posting!

Thank the Lord Above for THIS WOMAN.. Because I was about a day away from closing all of the blogs that I was ever a part of.. delete delete delete because there was nothing to say that did not involve a whine, a whimper, or a full out sob.

I did not start a blog to throw my life out here in the blogsphere (at least not the bad parts anyway) and even though some have claimed it to be therapeutic or redeeming those some did not make their home in the itty bitty town on the South Eastern Side of Virginia know as Mathews. I did.. and people already know enough. I call them Nosy Ole Biddies... some of them aren't really Old at all but they deserve it.

Nosy Ole Biddies is a loving little term I use to describe anyone and anything that just happens to try to get too close to my life when I don't want them to. My mother is one of these... and I call her a Biddie when I am being nice.. a Bat when I am not so nice... and a B (oh well we don't need to go there) let's just say she gets that when I am REALLY REALLY mad!

My little bit of fodder for the day is what phrases and terms did you grow up with that just really make not one bit of sense at all... again if it weren't for HER and her reference to Clippin Clear (which I personally have never heard) I would not be here right now filling the blogsphere full of useless phrases that no one but a Mathewsian would ever understand and technically half of them don't understand it unless they live East of Port Haywood. So let's begin why don't we with a little Mathews County Dictionary.

ILanEnHell - (most of the time this is followed by Bubba but not always .. just an option) the meaning of this little word is that something has happened that has caused excitement be it good or bad... Example of Conversation: Statement: "BubbaJimmyJohn I got the daggummed rope caught in the wheel!: Reply: "Ilanenhell Bubba put a foot of rope in the water and you gonna find it!"

Slap Full or Chuc Full - Just means that it is VERY full.. I don't particularlly like either of these phrases, a girl I knew used them to death and it just freaked me out. The end.

Oh You All! - another excited term. Example of a conversation Statment " I stumbled in the door last night drunk as a fart trying to be quiet apparently I had a coat hanger on my head.. when mama turned on the light all of New Point heard her holler OH YOU ALL!" FYI when stating OH YOU ALL.. the all can be as few as no people and as many as you can count.

A Buck Two Ninety Eight - this would be the response to anyone inquiring about the cost of something or the worth of something when you just don't want to say.. it is used quite frequently to describe a worthless something. Example : I tried to return my husband to the store and they offered me a buck two ninety eight.

I reckon - It means I suppose so or I guess... Statment: "I reckon I better get up and get some work done."

Don't that beat all. Another excitement or disbelief statement Statment: "Susie May just left Bubba for Daisy Sue.. don't that beat all??"

So there ya have it folks some of Mathews finest phrases.. got more.. add them... cause I could go on all day.

Now lets use some of the words and phrase to put comments on these few photos of the snow.


Ilanenhell it looks like that boat is Choc Full of SNOW.
Oh You ALL! That IS a lot of snow.


If some one doesn't move those crab pots they are going to be worth about a buck two ninety eight!

I reckon you better go find a shovel and work on getting that outta there.

She left me down here to shovel all that snow out of here even after the news said I could have a heart attack.. Don't that beat all??

Happy Birthday CndTurtl!!!!

On New Years Eve the Oldest Waterboy.. who hates the water by the way.. turned 18. Since he is now 18 I won't call him Oldest Waterboy anymore and just call him the CndTurtl which says exactly what it looks like it says.. CANNED TURTLE. It's his gaming name (for you redneck chicks like me that would be a cb handle but for gaming not cb's)

So for his birthday he decided he wanted to get his buddies together and have a gaming party.


This is what it looks like when about a quarter of the stuff is set up (I don't have a picture of all of it but lets just say I was concerned that the lights were going to go out in town.. they didn't thank goodness). Even Baby Waterboy and Little T aka her kid were included in the warfare gaming.

This is what one of the things I brought him looked like after being in his hands for 60 seconds.. the CndTurtl happens to LOVE chocolate... (look to your right you will see where the name came from)

I HAVE TO SAY THIS.... I am beyond proud of this kid.. he is amazing and sweet and smart and kind and doesn't take after me at all and cute and works hard and ready to take on the world and ... and... and... and.... (I could keep doing ANDS on this kid forever but I will spare the blogsphere but you get the point) AND I love him to pieces!!!!

Even if he was the one that taught Baby Waterboy THIS!!!!!!!!

I love you Bud!

It is cold around these parts....

and by parts I mean 2/3rds of the country according to Al. I love Al... Al is great... quite honestly the funniest weatherman ever. Unless of course we discuss his predecessor Willard who was just as if not funnier .. oh crap random rambling again...

Ok.. so you see the picture up there.. that is not beach foam which I find to be gross by the way.. that there be ICE solid enough to walk on... Harper's Creek where the light house thingimebob is. Which means we are talking salt water which in case you didn't know is harder to freeze than unsalted water (why I don't know but according to the Waterman it is and quite honestly it is too cold to even bother googling it and I really don't care) The ice does extend quite a ways from the shore which is not something that happens frequently. Makes me wonder how cold of a winter we are going to have...

There was ice formed in other places ...
...such as at the mouth of the creek where SOME PEOPLE have to go through to get to work; mainly the Waterman and his counter parts. Yesterday he took the fiber glass boat out there and broke it up so that he could go to work today, this morning he went and broke the ice out from around the boats farther up the creek so those boys could get out as well. Nice isn't he? But now they are out there in the bay working and as long as they do not call me to report they can't get back IN the creek and someone needs to go out there and break it up all will be well.

I guess what I am trying to say is... IT IS FRIGGIN COLD! So.. SCREW IT.. I think I will go hang out with these two as much as I can this winter, drink wine, laugh uncontrollably and just stay warm!



Anyone wanna join me???

SMACK!!!!!!

And it is Monday...



I have been trying or at least saying I was going to post this picture for months now... many many months like since Blogfest (I know this cause that is where I took it) Either way I knew I would find the perfect time to post and today was it.. see that ball that Kitty Litter's boy has aimed directly at the paparazzi camera? Well that is what my alarm clock looked like this morning as it was hurtling it's way towards my head in full scream that Monday had arrived and that vacation was now over and there were grumpy sleepy children to yank of the bed by their toes (I enjoy that part actually I mean if I have to be awake and grumpy I may as well not be alone right?)

What I would not give for just 36 more hours of sleep.....

Today I begin some new journeys though.. one of new job opportunities, healthier livestyle, and well healthier attitude. Accept those things that you just can't change and shit and I am learning there is a LOT OF SHIT I just can't change no matter how hard I do try. New attitude.. screw it.
Kids don't want to shower... screw it... Husband leaves a mess ... screw it..... work needs you to work 89 hours THIS WEEK ... screw it.

On the flip side of all of this is... If I don't wanna wash your clothes... screw it. If I don't wanna fix your dinner... screw it.. If I don't wanna beg and plead with you to shower, pick up your mess do your homework, take out the trash, feed the cat, brush your teeth.. SCREW IT.

Should be an interesting year here for the Waterpeople... (yes we are still water people.. you can take the blog away from the water but you can't take the water out of the blog people.. or something like that)

Now who's making the coffee????


Side Note: No paparazzi camera's or small children were harmed during the making of this post.

Silent Sunday....

Only I am not feeling silent.. I am feeling more like this little shoe.



Why is it after deciding what we are going to write about and lay it all out in our heads that WHAM SOMETHING comes along and sucks those words right away?

I think today it was the realization that today .. toDAY... TODAY.. the next 22 hours 17 minutes and 10 seconds is all that is left of my vacation! School and work again tomorrow... that grind stone thing and all. It also happens to be the last 22 hours 16 minutes and 45 seconds that I am going to eat like my ass isn't the size of of the good year blimp but that I am rather looking forward to. I have goals for June 2010... not resolutions cause I always resolve not to compelte those.. GOALS.

Ramble Ramble Ramble...



Yea I know what the hell does a tiny little baby shoe have to do with any of this, right?? Well I will tell you .. nothing. Not a thing in the world other than that little shoe is sitting there all dirty, scared, cold, alone, tossed aside, and a little mildewy.. and I seriously wish someone would come along dust me off, set me up right, find my mate and maybe put us beside a heater. (the mildewy part doesn't apply)

Side Note: This little shoe is brought to you by the Halloween spooky stories that got sucked out of me.... it was too sad to just leave sitting there... it needed a home.

So much for that silent thing.
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