Just another short tease . . .

Well afternoon has come and gone with the realization that I might never get caught up with all the things I had wanted to post here if I don't just sit down and tackle it a tiny tiny bit at a time. So here is another brief anecdote (should you ever want to use it as such).

In the early days of blogging I appealed to my audience; searching for a definition or at least a lead as to what SBD might mean to dino loving 6 year old. I appeal to you again as my other child has formulated a phrase, not entirely uncomical, but quizical nevertheless.

"Buttball".

Now don't laugh. This is a serious matter. Can you imagine the audience this phrase gets? Can you imagine how hard it is not to laugh each time it crosses her lips? Can you imagine the concern of playdates' parents? Can you imagine the unsavory attention she is sure to attract in the future if we don't decode and reprogram the child? Like I said - a serious matter.

Buttball can be used as noun, verb or adjective it seems. Sometimes explanatory but usually more exclamatory, as in "You dropped the box of cereal - BUTTBALL" (sounds like maybe it should be "uh-oh" right? but you see, it isn't. She says that very clearly and it doesn't sound at all like buttball) or even "whatchya doing? - (response) Buttball. (calmly here. matter of fact even).

I will also add that in recent days the "buttball" seems to be giving way to a slightly more appropriate "butt-bo". I'm not sure yet how this will affect its usage or meanings. I'll keep you posted.

So please, I appeal to you all. . . .is there some secret language, a code revealed only through special decoder glasses or even an expression in another language that this darling child of mine has picked up somewhere? Do tell.