Secret Language

I'm sure every family has their own language that makes no sense to outsiders.   Here are some of the staples in our family's secret language.

Truthing- are you telling the truth?

YATG- borrowed from Jason's childhood, it stands for You Are The Greatest.

Budging- Cutting in line.  This is an Iowa-ism.

Scratchback- an essential part to the bedtime routine.

Snuggy- a cross between comfortable and snuggled up.

Grandpa Mark- means you've taken something that someone else just asked for, most likely the Mercy cup. (No offense to Grandpa Mark!  True or not, this one just stuck.)

Mercy cup- the 32 oz. plastic jug from the Mercy Hospital that gets filled up with water and drained at least 5 times a day.

Nefi- you're looking at your phone at the table.  A cardinal sin that originated with a sister-in-law's ex-boyfriend, who couldn't bother to excuse himself from the table while carrying on a conversation on his phone.

Ham! Ham! Ham!  It's what you do with a hammer.

Eye dabber- when you need a towel because you're getting your hair washed and water gets in your eyes.

Scream time- what Noah calls screen time.

Lowing the mown- what Daddy does every week.

Closet of doom- the closet that never, ever stay clean, no matter how often I clean it.  Contains church bags, craft supplies, reusable bags, play-doh, moon sand, hexbugs, and anything else that will be used in the near future, such as glow sticks or car ride activities.

Voldemort- the front hall cupboard/bookshelf/side table.  We just couldn't figure out what to call it, so it became that thing which cannot be named.

Bobs butt- Any reference to ladybugs.  I don't know why.

Buttchkins- Any reference to a tooshy.  I also don't know why.

  Here's to speaking our own secret language!

(Also, how was this picture only taken 6 months ago?  Look at those tiny babies!)