Heritage

Now, for a slight change of pace, this is going to be one of several "heritage or roots" fact LISTS. Let's start with an easy one.

Write phonetically the pronunciations of the words;
battery
library
lawn mower
washing
whistle

As always, if any of your IMF team is... wait... I mean, be sure you have your answers before you go to the comments in case someone has already posted. Also, there could be more than one way to write the answers.

The Dad

What...

OK, since it is a holiday weekend, this LIST fact is going to be a quiz on travel. There are 3 questions and question #3 is a LIST fact. All questions are based on taking a long trip with 3 kids and the grandmother.

1) How many miles would we try to travel in one day...

2) How many miles would we travel and/or how long would we go between rest stops...

3) and now the LIST fact
When a child asks you how much longer is it before we get their, you always say...

As always, try to think of the answers before you leave a comment since someone may have already posted the answers.

Ahh, vacation trips... (mmmfph)

The Dad

So, OK... there is only supposed to be three nibbles and sips.
This fact was started so you would keep a little something on your stomach and some liquid in you when you have the yuck. It doesn't mean that you eat like a squirrel on crack and caffeine, nibbling your way through 3 or 4 pounds of crackers and a dozen baked potatos in like 5 or 10 minutes.

Now, LIST items

-There are two 24 hour rules. What are they...
(Be sure you think of them before you try to comment because someone may list the answer before you.)

-Children are the only thing that you really leave after you

and along with that

-Family is always family
(No matter where you go or what happens to you, if you really need someone, family is always their... ALWAYS. This includes aunts, uncles, cousins or any relative. It means there can always be a roof over your head and food for your tummy... no matter what.
This is good to remember. As life gets hectic and your job or whatever demands more of you, sometimes something has to give. The family is usually what takes the brunt of your lack of time and patience . You do this because you know it is the one place where you are always going to be accepted and is always unconditional... ALWAYS)


Boy, that was deep, I got a little sleepy.

The Dad

OK OK OK

So, as soon as I started to post the LIST, my children all had their comments and suggestions to make. It went something like this:

Trey: "Hey, Dad"
The Dad: "Hi, Treyboy...what's happening, what's going on, what's the thing..."
Trey: "So, you ought to have just one or two facts for each day and you should give each posting a title...what do you think about that right now"
The Dad: "OK Treyboy"
Trey" "So, buy an Apple"
The Dad: "Thanks, Treyboy"



Alison: "HeyDaddy HeyDaddy HeyDaddy HeyDaddy"
The Dad: "Yes, Alisony"
Alison: "So, I think that you should like give an example of like what AN answer would be to your children when they were 5 or so."
The Dad: "OK, thanks Alisony"
Alison: "AndDaddy AndDaddy AndDaddy"
The Dad: "Yes, Alisony"
Alison: "The listing about holding the door for the Mom was like totally sexist, totally"
The Dad: "OK, thanks Alisony"



Aaron: "Uhh... Hi Pop"
The Dad: "Hi Poot, so, what's going on..."
Aaron: "Uhh... did I really eat poo when I was a kid..."
The Dad: "No, Poot, that list fact was a metaphor on how parents can be overly cautious with their first child but tend to relax with the next children as they gain experience... It was a joke."
Aaron: "Uhh... Oh, I get it. Yeh, uhh... pretty funny, too."
The Dad: "Thanks, Poot"


OK, so the LIST for today is:

nibble, nibble, nibble, nibble
sip, sip, sip, sip

Everyone should have their own example and should contain the words;
simple carbohydrates, force fluids, TV remote and bowl.

Such fond memories...

The Dad

LIST 2

First, I think that the comment from Trey on the previous post is probably the way to go. The LIST is going to have only one or two new items added when it is posted. Mary, there may be several things that you haven't heard yet or you may have heard them in a different context. You are beginning to get some of these facts and the true Piepmeier heritage, roots and history.


OK, next facts

The first born child is the only one that doesn't know what dog poo tastes like

When a child below the age of six asked a question, they are not necessarily looking for THE answer, they are looking for AN answer.


Hmmm... Should I add examples or explainations for some of the facts or does everyone what to add their own... Comments...

THE LIST 1

And so, a few basic list statements to start:

(Start with this one...) Sleep that you get before midnight is twice as good as the sleep after midnight

A made bed sleeps better than an unmade bed (you allow the sheets to airate when it is made)

You can wear a shirt for 1 day and pants (excluding blue jeans) for 2 days

No phone calls after 10pm.
Don't call anyone before 8am

Hold the door for your mother

TBC

THE LIST

So, now the LIST begins.

What is the "List Of Constant Facts" you say. "Well, that is a very good question" (the significance of that statement should go on the LIST).

The LIST is a compilation of facts and truisms obtained from years of intuitive "wisdom". This "wisdom" was necessary for 2 reasons.
First, we raised 3 children that we quickly found out were all smarter than us by the time they were 2 years old.
Second, I was raised in the south with a strong sense of family and with alot of southern traditions. I have always liked these traditions but have discovered that they don't always fit in todays world.

Because of this, these facts came into being as a method to transfer ideas that, with enough repitition, were made a part of the family "traditions". Funny how it worked out that way.

Now, I have 3 smart, funny, independent "eagles" (the term "eagles" is also going to explained in the LIST) that have these facts so ingrained in them that they "think" of them as situations arise and if they ever have children are going to passed down to them, even if it is subconciously. (He He He...mmmfph)