Christmas Shopping
“There’s something I need to tell you about where we’re going,” Hubs said enigmatically as we drove toward the mall.
“What?” I asked.
He looked toward the backseat meaningfully, where Punky sat, quietly watching us from her carseat.
“Ee-way eed-nay o-tay uy-bay a inkahay orse-nay.”
I thought for a second.
“What?”
“It’s pig latin,” Hubs said impatiently.
“I know,” I said, “but your pig latin doesn’t make any sense.”
“Ee-way eed-nay o-tay uy-bay a inkahay orse-nay.”
“It still doesn’t make sense.”
“EE-way-” Hubs began.
“Just stop,” I said. “It’s really annoying when you talk like that.”
“Well, we need to go to a certain place to place our order for the inkahay orsenay.”
“I said stop!”
We both laughed to hide our irritation. I turned up the radio. After a moment, I remembered something very important.
“Um, Hubs, I was thinking that your mom might not mind being responsible on the 25th for the… item with… uh… several small likenesses of little women.”
“The what?” Hubs asked. I turned and looked at Punky. She gazed evenly back at me.
“You know,” I hedged. “The small model of a, um… storefront, with the little likenesses of females.”
Hubs snorted. I sighed deeply.
“Aboo-peekay arbie-bay,” I said.
Hubs paused. “You’re doing it wrong,” he said. “That doesn’t mean anything.”
“No, think about it,” I insisted. “Aboo-peekay arbie-bay. It’s so obvious.”
“You’re right,” Hubs said. “Pig latin is really annoying.” We both laughed, and this time, the laughter was real.
>utwhay the uckfay??got the barbie part – but am stumped on the rest…
>LOL! I wonder if she figured out the “code” you two were using. One of my nephews (who was 2 at the time) was intently watching the Wiggles and my sister says to me “We’re taking you know who to the p-o-o-l”, without missing a beat my nephew jumps up and exclaims “I want to go swimming!!!” Not as difficult of a code to crack, but she didn’t have much luck with other “codes” she came up with.
>Swirl Girl took the words out of my..finger tips.
>Okay, I’ve read over this 30870984 times, and I still can’t read the last two words of his sentance. Dork…right here.
>What is a hinka norse?
>Yeah, I’m pretty confused. We always just spell backwards. It takes them awhile to catch on to that.
>OK, thanks for the laugh. i needed that!
>Have you seen the Ozzy Osbourne cell phone commercial ? Maybe you and hubs should start making sure you have your phones at the ready to text…cuz yeah I wouldn’t have known what he was talking about either.
>No clue what your hubby was saying but I think your talking about peekaboo barbies?
>I think I got that he was talking about a horse. Maybe. Close????
>Happened to wander over to your blog – you have a nice place here. This entry was amusing. 🙂
>You were definitely using Pig Latin. I have no clue what your husband was saying!
>Totally understood your version…his is another story. Just another example of where the girls are right and the boys are WRONG;)
>Ninka horse? I’m baffled. But I bet Punky is going to be onto you guys in no time.
>That’s actually how my husband talks all the time.He’s Hawaiian.
>Oy vayay…I so forgot how to translate pig latin long ago LOL…
>The only think I can think of is that 200 horse but the name isGiddyup n Go Pony, so I am stumped.
>Love your blog. Was he trying to say pink horse? I babysat my nephews growing up. My friends would often accompany me. We started out spelling and they learned how to spell. Then we moved on to pig latin and they figured that one out really quick. We gave up after that and just communicated telepathically!
>OMG.. I’m glad I’m not the only one who can’t get the Hinka Norse part… It’s driving me crazy though.. what did you guys order??
>I’m with the rest – what’s a hinka norse?
>It was a “pink horse.” a HUGE pink horse from Toys R Us, which gave me a heart attack when Punky got her heart set on it, because it was $60 for a STUFFED ANIMAL.Luckily, it went down to $30 a few days later, and Hubs scooped it up!Even more luckily, it’s not the $250 horse- One of my friends told me this morning that’s what HER daughter is begging for. :/
>ummmm…I was going to make a comment, but I got distracted by Swirl Girl’s “utwhay the uckfay” (LMAO) so I’m good.