Not another word... part 2

The month is over after sleep tonight, and I can't think of another word to put on here.

Actually, that's not quite true.  I wrote a word down from something I was reading recently (at work), and I'm too lazy to go downstairs and get it.

Oh well.

This weekend was a little of everything... A run, playtime with the kids (including robot-making), a great homemade dinner with wine, a little girl time, some rain, a little work...  It went by super-fast, though!

I've decided not to "stress" over what next month's topic is.  That can be loosely translated and/or interpreted to mean I haven't decided.

Cheers to the end of September!  Welcome, fourth quarter!

oscillation

1.an act or instance of oscillating.

2.

a single swing or movement in one direction of an oscillating body.

3.

fluctuation between beliefs, opinions, conditions, etc.

4.

Physics .

a.

an effect expressible as a quantity that repeatedly and regularly fluctuates above and below some mean value,as the pressure of a sound wave or the voltage of an alternating current.

b.

a single fluctuation between maximum and minimum values in such an effect.

5.

Mathematics .

a.

the difference between the least upper bound and the greatest lower bound of the functional values of a function in a given interval.

b.

Also called saltus. the limit of the oscillation in an interval containing a given point, as the length of the interval approaches zero.

Not another word!

Somehow, having a "topic for the day" blog has discouraged me from actually blogging. Let me explain.

Every once in a while, I feel like I am somewhat "legitimately" feeling like putting a piece of my life on the internet for the world to see. Even though I know, realistically, the "world" that reads my blog consists of only about 10 people, tops. But I digress.

This morning, I did most of the "morning routine" with the kids. It just so happened that Baby G needed her bottle, and Kalamazoo (one of my favorite nicknames for Kiddo) got up while I was feeding Baby G.

Kalamazoo has been sleeping without pullups, so I want to make sure to encourage him to go potty right away when he gets up. I explained to him that Mommy goes potty right away. So he tells me, "I go potty, then I get dresses."

I wasn't really up for shopping at 6:45am with a kid not wearing anything but a Jammy-Jam shirt... so I got him dressed, instead.

He also got to pick out sister's clothes. She wore cupcakes today, and was all smiles.

I don't typically get the entire morning routine - usually, that's left to the hubs. But this morning? I loved it. Even though I found that I was still in my pajamas at 7am (when I am typically leaving for work). My kids are typically happy in the morning, and on days like today, the hubs can have a few extra minutes to sleep in (which I'm pretty sure he appreciates).
As for me? I don't feel one bit guilty for getting in to work later than usual today -- especially when I've been working pretty hard this week.
Days like today, it's good to be a mom. And it's good to blog again about something other than the "topic" for the month. I should do it more often.

boeotian

stupid, dull, obtuse; also, such a person.

Napiform

To be turnip-shaped.

squegs

verb (used without object), squegged, squeg·ging.

(of an electronic circuit or component) to produce an output thatoscillates between a certain maximum and zero, especially whendue to the effect of a grid.

tazza

No Definition of 'tazza' Found - It's still good as a Scrabble word though!

salpinx

n. - A tube in the uterus or the ear

coccyx

n. - The end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes

epigram

A terse, sage, or witty and often paradoxical saying. A concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event.

eschew

to avoid or shun

Wordless Wednesday

zakuska

hors d'oeuvre; snack

charcuterie

a store where pork products, as hams, sausages, and pâtésare sold.

2.

the items sold in such a store.

silly

A word used in place of words such as: - stupid - dumb - ridiculous - funny (in a weird way)

Inaniloquent

Pertaining to idle talk

Something Fun...

PHENOMENAL 2 LETTER WORD

I'm sure you will enjoy this. I never knew one word in the English language that could be a noun, verb, adj, adv, prep.

UP

Read until the end ... You'll laugh.

This two-letter word in English has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that word is ' UP .' It is listed in the dictionary as an [adv], [prep], [adj], [n] or [v].

It's easy to understand UP , meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP ?

At a meeting, why does a topic come UP ? Why do we speak UP , and why are the officers UP for election (if there is a tie, it is a toss UP ) and why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report? We call UP our friends, brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver, warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and fix UP the old car.

At other times, this little word has real special meaning. People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses.

To be dressed is one thing but to be dressed UP is special.

And this UP is confusing: A drain must be opened UP because it is blocked UP .

We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UP at night. We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP !

To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP , look UP the word UP in the dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4 of the page and can add UP to about thirty definitions.

If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP , you may wind UP with ( UP to) a hundred or more.

When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP . When the sun comes out, we say it is clearing UP . When it rains, it soaks UP the earth. When it does not rain for awhile, things dry UP . One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP , for now . . . My time is UP !

Oh . . . One more thing: What is the first thing you do in the morning and the last thing you do at night?

U

P !

Did that one crack you UP ?

Don't screw UP .. Send this on to everyone you look UP in your address book . . . Or not . . . it's UP to you.

Now I'll shut UP

 

poppet

1.

Also called poppet valve . Machinery . a rising and falling valve consisting of a disk at the end of a vertically set stem, used in internal-combustion and steam engines.

2.

British Dialect . a term of endearment for a girl or child.

3.

Nautical . any of the vertical timbers bracing the bow or stern of a vessel about to be launched.

lackadaisical

1.

without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic: a lackadaisical attempt.

2.

lazy; indolent: a lackadaisical fellow.

Wordless Wednesday

zeugma

the use of a word to modify or govern two or more words when it is appropriate to only one of them or is appropriate to each but in a different way, as in to wage war and peace  or On his fishing trip, he caught three trout and a cold.

Inaniloquent

Pertaining to idle talk

Nihilarian

A person who deals with things lacking importance (pronounce the ‘h’ like a ‘k’).

Limerance

An attempt at a scientific study into the nature of romantic love.

floccinaucinihilipilification

Estimation that something is valueless. Proper pronunciation based on Latin roots: flockə-nowsə-nəkələ-pələ-fək-ation.

Lamprophony

Loudness and Clarity of voice

Scevity

Bad luck

Perissology

Speaking too much - redundancy of speech.

Finnimbrun

A trinket or knick-knack

Mungo

A dumpster diver – one who extracts valuable things from trash

Erinaceous

Like a hedgehog

New topic!

This month, it's a word-a-day!

Word:  Oxter

Meaning:  Armpit