Friday, June 12, 2009

what is THAT?: the parent edition



Chip looked at yesterday's post, with all the Lego words, and apparently his thought was THAT GIRL IS BORED. Which: yes... and no. Since we got here, Utah has been blessed (ha ha) with an abundance of rain. Like, rain every day rain. In a thunder and lightening way. In a downpour way. In a there's sun one minute and rain the next way. So we're going a little bit stir crazy.

But it is nice to be spending so much time with mom and Winston, the Little Brother and his Wife, and the LB's tiny baby girl, A. A for adorable, you know.

As I write this, the sun is doing its wonderful sunny thing on the backyard, and I have hopes that Alice and I will spend some time out there today. She's changing so much
- even in the last ten days, she has changed so much. Besides the bark eating (which is STILL going on), her vocabulary has just exploded. She is saying mama, daddy, doggie (a version of it, at least), you, moo, bye-bye, hi, uh-oh, up, water, and done. She is making signs for more, hold me, all done, swing, eat/hungry, and milk. It's the most amazing thing, to be able to communicate with her in these small ways. It's like I've been living with a very furry, cuddly, sweet, pooping and crying cat for the last 15 months and suddenly the pet has blossomed into an actual person with likes and dislikes and even an ability to communicate those things. It's as fantastic (and also as crazy) as it sounds. And there's your obvious statement for the day: LIVING WITH A TODDLER IS GREAT! AND ALSO CRAZY! AND SOMETIMES CRAZY-MAKING! What can I say? I'm a giver.

In other news, I don't know if you've ever thought much about it, but the parental house is full of strange and magical things. Things like QUILLOS and ... stuff. Which gives us a unique opportunity for a guessing game, thanks to Eleanor Q (who, by the way, wrote the most hilarious post the other day about the parenting olympics, and really you need to check it out - for it's AWESOMENESS).

Here's how the game works: I'm going to post some pictures of a couple of those strange and
mystical objects. And then you all get to guess what they are in the comments. I'll take comments through end of day Monday. The one who comes closest to guessing the objects correctly will win some Mother's cookies, and perhaps I'll throw a little something extra into the package. If you are related to me, you cannot play the game. If you are married to me, you cannot play the game. If you have ever been to my parents' house, you cannot play the game. Sorry folks, I've got to make this fair. And also tip the scales in Eleanor Q's favor. In the event of a tie - or it's just too close to call, mom and Winston will be the final judges, since these ARE their fabulous mystery objects after all.

Go!

Mystery Object 1:



Mystery Object 2 (hint: obviously they are CANS - but you need to identify what the cans are used for - the background is a HUGE giveaway):



Mystery Object 3:



Mystery Object 4:



Mystery Object 5 (hint: obviously from the red/white/blue room - but I don't want you to identify the red/white/blue items, but rather the thing they are sitting on - it is NOT EXACTLY a table):



Mystery Object 6:



Mystery Object 7 (hint: if you're thinking cute/scary/disturbing/adorable Santa Claus doll -depending where you fall on the doll-issue-spectrum- you'd actually be wrong; sort of):



Mystery Object 8:



Bonus Mystery Object:








10 comments:

Fiona Picklebottom said...

Bonus mystery object is a bag of circus peanuts. Those big orange DISGUSTING circus peanuts.

3 is a drawer pull.

4 is a frame.

I know I sound sure about those, but I'm never sure about anything. The rest I'm so unsure of, I don't even have guesses. I like this game, though, and I will steal it at some point in the future.

Amanda said...

1. wooden pussy willows of course

2. cans for pouring grease into

3. drawer pull

4. corner of shadow box

5. uh, not exactly a book shelf?

6. door knocker

7. toilet tissue cover

8. part of a wooden cow

9. bag of animal crackers

How'd I do?

Pickles and Dimes said...

1. wooden pussy willows sculpture

2. grease cans

3. dresser pull

4. frame of wedding photo

5. shop class bench

6. door knocker or towel holder

7. dish towel

8. life preserver

bonus: animal crackers (I will be mad if it's circus peanuts because I just bought another bag yesterday. Although, the bag didn't look anything like yours.)

This was super fun - thanks!

Bird said...

I’m totally blushing over here.

Here are my guesses:
1. They look like those plants that grow in marshes or along the lake. Not sure what they are called exactly (pussy willows?), but are they part of a larger wall hanging that involves wooden ducks?

2. Cans for canning? Jam? Preserves?

3. The handle on the dresser in Whimsy’s room

4. The corner of a picture frame on a wood paneled wall. Watercolor by Whimsy?

5. Are they sitting on a bench?

6. My first thought was door knocker but seems too modern. Not sure exactly.

7. Is it one of those dolls that has a face but the body is some sort of pillow or the face is peeking out over some cute saying? IS IT PART OF THE QUILLOW???

8. A black and white dog that hangs on a wall by the rope we see.

Bonus: The top of the Mother’s cookies you are going to send me. :)

Can I ask for a clarification of the rules? Are you doing a package for each question or one package to whomever gets the most answers correct?

Swistle said...

But this way, we later commenters benefit from the answers of earlier comments. I'll take it!

1. Wooden cattails wall thing.

2. Um, to vent the...stove smoke. Or something.

3. Drawer pull.

4. Picture frame.

5. Stepstool.

6. Door knocker.

7. Toilet seat cover.

8. (no guess)

9. Frosted animal crackers.

Whimsy said...

Good guesses so far!

There will be one fabulous grand prize!

Whimsy said...

Swistle: that's assuming that earlier
guesses are correct! Sneaky!

Rose said...

I like this game. Here are my guesses.

1. Wooden cattails, possibly on a wooden door or wall.

2. Food storage cans.

3. Drawer pull.

4. Frame of a painting.

5. Headboard.

6. Door knocker.

7. A Santa Claus pillow.

8. A shoe horn.

BONUS: Lasagna noodles.

Note: I saw some other people's gueeses before I guessed, but to be fair, I posted my ORIGINAL thoughts, even though I thought some other people might be right (like on the BONUS one and the can one).
. A headboard.

tearese said...

Tell me about the rain. YOur parents live in the same town we're in, right? Yeah, I know what you're talking about.
1-wall decoration of pussy willows, possibly part of a clock
2-cans to cook in? Or food storage.
3-drawer handle
4-picture frame corner
5-a..bench?
6-door knocker
7-decoration guy that hangs somewhere?
8
9 animal cookies

Chip said...

#8 looks like a gothic Lee Press On Nail