Also, to set the record straight:
1) I totally kicked Jeremy's ass at Kill Dr. Lucky, and Becky, Matthew and Cristina* were witnesses. I also kicked his ass at Kahuna many years ago, and he's still crying like a baby over it. I will admit that Jeremy won at Ticket to Ride, but as that game puts cities in the wrong states, I'm not too bothered by that.
2) Aunt Elaine sent the following e-mail:
Besides, the only evidence I had of there being a river, much less rapids on said river in a narrow canyon, was the view of some running water out the window near the hot tub in our hotel suite -- and that might have been the wave pool. We weren't there for the majesty of nature; we were there for the water parks and troughs of mashed potatoes and bounteous tequila. We were very much visiting the Wisconsin Dells.
3) Amy, I really want to know if you put TWMAN up to this: When I was taking care of said Nephew, and I said no to something, he said "Titi Amy is my favorite aunt. I like you 20; I like Titi Amy 100."
If so, that backfired on you, because it meant I could tell him to go play with his favorite auntie instead of me when he was getting overhyper at Christmas. If you didn't, and he came up on this on his own -- wow, the kid's turning into a manipulative little twerp. I have to respect that.
* Edited because Jerm tells me Cristina doesn't spell her name with an h. I'm willing to make corrections, and admit when I'm wrong. Unlike some people, who continue to insist, against all evidence, that they were not utterly crushed at Kill Dr. Lucky and Kahuna. Twerp.
1) I totally kicked Jeremy's ass at Kill Dr. Lucky, and Becky, Matthew and Cristina* were witnesses. I also kicked his ass at Kahuna many years ago, and he's still crying like a baby over it. I will admit that Jeremy won at Ticket to Ride, but as that game puts cities in the wrong states, I'm not too bothered by that.
2) Aunt Elaine sent the following e-mail:
If Sarah is at your house tell her to get on with blogging. I'm tired of reading about the Wisc.dells (sic.) (dalles).OK, here's the thing. According to Webster's New World dictionary,
Dalles: The rapids of a river between the steep, rocky walls of a narrow canyon.According to the history section of Dells.com
One of the oldest sites to appear on maps of the western Great Lakes region is the "Dalles" of the Wisconsin River. It was identified as a convenient reference point by French explorers in the 1700's.So sure, if I wanted to be pretentious, I could call it the Wisconsin Dalles. But pretentious -- moi? Quelle horreur! I think not.
The name stuck after the French explorers left Wisconsin, with the spelling and pronunciation Anglicized as the "dells".
Besides, the only evidence I had of there being a river, much less rapids on said river in a narrow canyon, was the view of some running water out the window near the hot tub in our hotel suite -- and that might have been the wave pool. We weren't there for the majesty of nature; we were there for the water parks and troughs of mashed potatoes and bounteous tequila. We were very much visiting the Wisconsin Dells.
3) Amy, I really want to know if you put TWMAN up to this: When I was taking care of said Nephew, and I said no to something, he said "Titi Amy is my favorite aunt. I like you 20; I like Titi Amy 100."
If so, that backfired on you, because it meant I could tell him to go play with his favorite auntie instead of me when he was getting overhyper at Christmas. If you didn't, and he came up on this on his own -- wow, the kid's turning into a manipulative little twerp. I have to respect that.
* Edited because Jerm tells me Cristina doesn't spell her name with an h. I'm willing to make corrections, and admit when I'm wrong. Unlike some people, who continue to insist, against all evidence, that they were not utterly crushed at Kill Dr. Lucky and Kahuna. Twerp.
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