{"id":444,"date":"2007-05-09T21:05:52","date_gmt":"2007-05-10T04:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valianthosting.ca\/clients\/daemon\/?p=444"},"modified":"2007-05-09T21:05:52","modified_gmt":"2007-05-10T04:05:52","slug":"thursday-thirteen-ode-to-mum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/screamingpages.net\/?p=444","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Thirteen – Ode to Mum"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the 26th edition of the screaming pages<\/em> Thursday Thirteen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With Mother’s day around the corner, I figured I’d join many others in dedicating my TT to my mum this week. *smarmy TV infomercial voice*<\/strong> But wait, that’s not all. In addition to a TT complete with facts about mum, you’ll also receive a list of words and phrases my parents used that the hubby had to learn after hooking up with me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Thirteen things about my mum.<\/center><\/p>\n
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  1. Mum is the 4th of 10 (living) children and was named for her mother. The four eldest all immigrated to Canada.<\/li>\n
  2. Mum was a registered nurse, retired, and then went back to work years later as a teaching assistant in the NB school system.<\/li>\n
  3. Mum immigrated to Canada and landed in BC with her eldest sister. They eventually moved to Ontario to be closer to their eldest brother.<\/li>\n
  4. Mum met my dad at a legion dance (in Port Credit, I believe) in the late 60’s.<\/li>\n
  5. Mum and dad moved back to Scotland for a time but decided to return to Canada in the early 70’s (after my sister was born but before I came into the picture).<\/li>\n
  6. Dad was already back in Canada and working when mum gave birth to my sister in Scotland. She returned to Canada on her own with an infant.<\/li>\n
  7. Despite having her driver’s license for donkey’s years, mum has only recently started driving.<\/li>\n
  8. When I was in school, mum took upgrading classes from STU<\/a> and Grant McEwan<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  9. Mum’s an extroverted people person. She’ll talk to complete strangers and know their histories in no time.<\/li>\n
  10. Mum’s outspoken and not afraid to tell people what she’s thinking.<\/li>\n
  11. Mum’s the keeper of the family history. She has a phenomenal memory but needs to write it all down cause I have a memory live a sieve some days.<\/li>\n
  12. The hubby tells me (and everyone else, if I were being honest) that my mum has a thick accent and when she’s excited, speaks so quickly he has difficulty understanding her. I’ve never noticed. I guess you don’t hear accents in your own parent’s speech.<\/li>\n
  13. Mum’s incredibly strong. She’s survived the hell of my teen years and dad’s illness and subsequent death with dignity and grace.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Bonus:<\/strong> Thirteen words or phrases I grew up with that the hubby had to learn late in life…<\/center>
    \nThis was a difficult one, since lots of words and phrases my parents use had to be translated when the hubby and I started dating – and through the years. To make it easier on myself, I’ll admit to falling back on ones that not only have I had to translate, but ones that I’ve been known to say to the hubby myself. So, no mention of argie-bargie<\/em> (argument), tattiebogle<\/em> (ragamuffin), sweeties<\/em> (candy), swally<\/em> (swallow; devour), feart<\/em> (afraid), hoose<\/em> (house), moose<\/em> (mouse), cludgie<\/em> (lavatory; toilet), heid<\/em> (head), ta<\/em> (thanks), wallae<\/em> (wallow), gie<\/em> (give), or wean<\/em> (baby, child) on the list, although they certainly deserve a mention somewhere. Oh wait, I did mention them \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
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    1. Bog – Loo; Bathroom (also twa-let<\/em>)<\/li>\n
    2. Whinge – Whine; Whining. As in quit your whingin’ and get over here to help.<\/em><\/li>\n
    3. Tatties (also Tawtie<\/em>) – Potato<\/li>\n
    4. Bahookie – Buttocks. As in get your bahookie up here<\/em>.<\/li>\n
    5. Knackered – Exhausted; Very Tired. As in no the noo, I’m knackered.<\/em><\/li>\n
    6. Daft – Stupid; Silly; Insane; Crazy. As in don’t be daft.<\/em><\/li>\n
    7. Dram – Tot of liqour. As in gie us a wee dram.<\/em><\/li>\n
    8. Knock me up in the morning – Knock on the door to wake me up when you get up in the morning. I still remember the look on the hubby’s face the first time my mom said this to him. Knocked up<\/em> definitely means something different in Canada than it did to my parents.<\/li>\n
    9. Deid (also Dede<\/em>) – Dead<\/li>\n
    10. Blether – Babble; Chat; Talk Nonsense. As in stop your blethering.<\/em><\/li>\n
    11. Beastie – Bug; Insect. As in the beastie bit me.<\/em><\/li>\n
    12. No the noo – Not right now<\/li>\n
    13. Whish – Hush; Be quiet. As in would you whish?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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