E is for

Elocution – the art of speaking clearly and well, with correct enunciation.

This sort of goes back back to my post from Wednesday's Chat on the Farmhouse Porch. 
Does it bother anyone besides me that the young people tend to mutter, slur, and basically use slang ALL the time – even when they are presenting in front of a class! Schools used to teach kids how to speak  - when did they stop? Drives me nuts! I find myself wanting to yell at them – Speak up! Make eye contact! Stand up straight! I’m glad I did not become a teacher – don’t think I’d have the patience for it -  but I wouldn’t let my students get away with it either!

D is for

Dinosaur –an extinct, chiefly terrestrial reptile that lived in the Mesozoic Era – a person or thing that is hopelessly out of date or incapable of adapting to change

Does every little boy go through a phase when he just loves dinosaurs? Mine did. I remember one Christmas when he was about 4 and got these dinosaurs that were almost as big as he was. I don’t think the phase lasted very long for him though – he quickly went back to the cars and trucks – basically anything that moved. But he sure loved them for a while – wish I still had those dinosaurs, I bet my grandson would like them if a few years.

Chats on the Farmhouse Porch

It's time to head over to Patrice's porch for the weekly chat and boy am I glad she confessed to be the reason for this cold weather. Here I was thinking it was because I got the garden plowed!

This week's questions:

1. What was the first sign of spring that you saw this year?
2. What was the last package you received in the mail?
3. Do you have any Easter, or spring traditions in your home?
4. Do you hand wash dishes or machine was them?
5. If I had an extra hour each day, I'd ______________.

My answers:

1. I saw flowers poking their heads out of the ground.
2. I been receiving various video cards in the mail for the past few weeks. :(
3. Easter time means celebrating Christ and his Resurrection. Since my kids are grown and gone, Easter baskets are not bought and filled at my house anymore - need that grandson to be close enough so I can start doing all that again!
4. Hand wash, I do plan on getting a dishwasher put in - would love to have one during canning season.
5.  Read, or watch something on TV, or spend another hour outside in the garden......

Coffee Chat

 

 I'm joining the coffee chat again this morning! If you'd like to join, head over to Rory's at Time out for Mom. The topic is: Pet Peeves

Yes, I have a few of them as we all do.

Top of the list is - College students who cannot speak or write proper English - and we're not talking about international students here - we're talking about those from the good old U.S.A.! I could go on and on about this (and have in previous posts) but I won't. Let's just say that it really annoys me!

I can't abide toast crumbs in the butter or butter in the jam! Really people, can you not wipe the knife off before you stick it in the other container!

People who look down their nose at others and judge people by what they see on the outside.

I'm going to stop there -for now at least!

C is For

 Citation–an official acknowledgement of merit – an official document or speech that praises somebody’s actions, accomplishments, or character – a quotation from an authoritative source – order to appear in court – act of citing or process of citing something

My first thought for the word citation was my 1981 Chevy Citation that I drove until it had 200,000 miles on it. That car got me home one day during the worst snowstorm I have ever seen. It was in 1983 and it took me 5 hours to make it home from work – 45 miles – but it wasn’t because the Citation was stuck – it was because of waiting for all the other vehicles to get unstuck and out of my way.