LOL! Well, now you have something to wear with your...... um.... uh... little gray dress?
My older boys sprayed a bunch of clothes with fake blood for Halloween for their costumes and I threatened their lives if any of those clothes went anywhere my washing machine, especially if there was anything else in it in the time. I'm not taking any chances on that load, or the next, or the next, or the ......!
Could you send me this bra?? Thanks to my horrific laundress skills, absolutely none of my clothes are in their original hue. I've got plenty of things it would go with, including that "little gray dress" Tracy mentioned...and many many pink thingys too.
That only happens to me when the twins come visit and do my laundry without me knowing. I'm pretty anal about my laundry since I always hated how laundry was done growing up, so there are only whites (no pinks, yellows or light blues) allowed with my whites. Bleach goes in as well. I have, though, strayed from my beloved Tide to try some eco-soaps and wallet friendly tips, but each time my undies come out grey, and I'm really upset. It takes many many loads of Tide to bring back their whiteness to almost the way they were.
The Lanyons are an increasingly eccentric English/American family with all kinds of useless nonsense to report from their home in the UK.
EDWARD LANYON
A DASHING BRITISH CHAP Pros: Family Man Extraordinaire Eloquent, Articulate & Witty Voracious Reader Terrific Writer Irresistible Sense of Humor Clever Clogs Politically Minded Snooker* Player Great Singing Voice Unbeatable at Boggle Great Cook Computer Savvy Film Lover Formula 1 Enthusiast Faux Love of Danger Finds Badgers Amusing Cons: Shockingly Large Collection of Cords/Wire/Electric Miscellany Loves McDonalds Annoying Lack of Faults!
DAISHA LANYON
FEISTY AMERICAN MOM Pros: Celebrates all Holidays w/ Gusto Enthusiastic Tour Guide Keen Traveler/Road Tripper Hiker, Camper, Scuba Diver Thing Searcher Wellie* Rambler Picker of Blackberries Avid Board-Game Player Unbeatable at Wii Bowling Sister Skyper Film & "Theatre" Enthusiast ♥s English Heritage & National Trust Adores a Good Story Will Try Nearly Anything Once Cons: Failed Domestic Goddess Likes Cooking Insufferable Winner Victory Song & Dance (see above) Volume Control Issues Battle-Mode Singstar (see above) Hyper-Tourist List Obsessive Shamefully Unfamiliar with an Iron
DAKOTA LANYON
14 YEAR OLD HEART THROB Pros: Good Deed Doer Best Big Brother Ever SO Funny Guitar Player Magician Juggler School Football Goalie French Speaker Clever & Witty Polite to Old People Smart as a Whip Cons: Eats All But ONE of Everything Lurks in Doorways Has a Weakness for Shooter Games Leaves a Trail of Orange Peelings Can Wear PJs All Day Long
TABITHA LANYON
FOUR YEAR OLD GIRLY GIRL Pros: Lovely Singer Cuddly Snuggler Mommy's Little Helper Great Reader Keen Artist Beautiful Ballerina Kind & Polite Practically Perfect in Every Way Cons: Adores Staying Up Late Steals Daddy’s Chocolate Biscuits Fond of My Little Pony Fussy Eater³ Cheats at Thumb Wrestling
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland may be its official title, but most people just call it Britain or the UK (the same way we call the United States of America, America or the US). Technically, calling it the UK is probably more accurate because “Great Britain” doesn’t actually include N. Ireland. The UK is made up of four separate state-like areas; England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The total area for the entire country is smaller than Oregon, however its population is 60 million (USA = 300 million) so it’s pretty packed. I realize these little factoids may seem a bit patronizing but not one of the dozens of Americans to visit us has ever really fully understood this stuff (and neither did I when I first arrived) but we are Americans after all!
*British-American Dictionary
At the request of our readers we've devised this fool-proof translation page so that people will quit thinking that "anglophile" is something perverted!
*Anglophile = One who LOVES everything English (Anglo) *Baps = Round bread rolls and a nickname for...er...breasts *Battenberg Cake = A fancy checkered sponge cake wrapped in marzipan and eaten with tea. *Biscuit (or Bicky) = A cookie, or sometimes a cracker. *Bonfire Night = The 5th of November, Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night is when the Roman Catholic "Guy (Guido) Fawkes" tried, unsuccessfully, to blow up the Houses of Parliament in the gunpowder plot of 1605. He was hung, drawn and quartered for his punishment. But this nasty blood and guts story has a happy ending because now it's a fun family holiday with fireworks, fun and bonfires burning effigies of Guy all over the British countryside! *Candy Floss = Cotton candy. *Chips = Thick French fries. They're served with everything out here - including lasagna! *Costume Dramas = A period piece in which elaborate costumes, sets and properties are featured in order to capture the ambience of a particular era. *Cream Tea = Tea with a combo of scones, clotted cream and jam. If you haven't tried it you're missing out on one of life's great pleasures. *Crisps = Chips *Dairy Milk = Yummy British chocolate (sadly, the American version is made by Hershey's - ugh!) *Dodgy = Dubious, shifty, not right. *English Heritage = "English Heritage exists to protect and promote England's spectacular historic environment and ensure that its past is researched and understood." *Football = Soccer *Ice Lolly = Popsicle *Half Term = A week-long vacation halfway through the school term. There are three per year. *Hoodies = A hooded sweatshirt or menacing boys who wear their hoods up for anonymity. *Kentish = From Kent. Kent is a county is England famous for its oast houses, castles and being the "garden of England". Cities you may have heard of in Kent include Canterbury (Cathedral or Chaucer's Tales), Dover (white cliffs), Chatham & Rochester (Charles Dickens), Royal Tunbridge Wells (Georgian spa town) and Eynsford, of course (where the Lanyons live). *Knackered = Tired or worn out. *Knickers = Girl's underwear *Loo = Toilet *Mac = Raincoat *Morris Dancers = English folk dancers wielding sticks and handkerchiefs! *Nappies = Diapers *National Trust = "The National Trust protects special places in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, for ever, for everyone." *Nursery Food = Comfort kiddie food like fish fingers & chips *Paddling = Wading *Pancake Day = Also known as Shove Tuesday. It's the day before Lent (traditionally, forty-something days of austerity before Easter). They call it "pancake day" because in the olden days people would use up all their nice ingredients (eggs, sugar, etc) on the day before the fast by making pancakes (British pancakes are more French than American – so crepe-like) . Most people in Britain still have pancakes on this day - but more for tradition than anything. *Pants = Underwear, esp. for boys *People Carrier = Mini-Van *Petrol = Gasoline *Pram = Stroller *Pudding = Dessert, as in "what's for pudding?" *Rucksack = Backpack *Scrummy = Delicious! (Combo of scrumptious and yummy – I'm guessing) *Sledge - Sled *Snooker = Similar to American pool, but more complicated and difficult *Sprog = Child *Sunday lunch = A traditional British meal consisting of meat (usually roast beef or chicken), roast potatoes, two veg and gravy. Often includes sides like Yorkshire pudding, bread sauce, sausages or roast parsnips. Edward’s roast potatoes are the best! *Sweets = Candy *Ta = Thanks *Torch = Flashlight *Treacle = Syrup made during sugar refining. Used in puddings/tarts. *Trolley = Shopping cart *Trousers = Pants (they don't say "pants" because that means "underwear") *Wellies = Green rubber rain boots (named after the Duke of Wellington)
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LOL! Well, now you have something to wear with your...... um.... uh... little gray dress?
My older boys sprayed a bunch of clothes with fake blood for Halloween for their costumes and I threatened their lives if any of those clothes went anywhere my washing machine, especially if there was anything else in it in the time. I'm not taking any chances on that load, or the next, or the next, or the ......!
Could you send me this bra?? Thanks to my horrific laundress skills, absolutely none of my clothes are in their original hue. I've got plenty of things it would go with, including that "little gray dress" Tracy mentioned...and many many pink thingys too.
Ha! I'd gladly send you the thing if the bin man hadn't already carted it away this morning.
DRAT!
That only happens to me when the twins come visit and do my laundry without me knowing. I'm pretty anal about my laundry since I always hated how laundry was done growing up, so there are only whites (no pinks, yellows or light blues) allowed with my whites. Bleach goes in as well. I have, though, strayed from my beloved Tide to try some eco-soaps and wallet friendly tips, but each time my undies come out grey, and I'm really upset. It takes many many loads of Tide to bring back their whiteness to almost the way they were.
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