Johnny and Evelyn have seen Tangled literally 16 times. The most darling consequence of that (besides me doing whatever I want to do instead of the dishes) is that Johnny boy was playing with a long purple wig from the dollar store and said, "Rapunzel! Let down your hayer!" Then he also gave the reply "Coming, mother!"
Hayer is not a typo. It's how he says it. Like when I was in the first grade learning syllables in Goldsboro, North Carolina and they clapped with every syllable. Like mo-ther. That's clap, clap. And fam-i-ly. That's clap, clap, clap. And Mrs. Dougherty tried to tell me that it was ha-yows. That's clap, clap for house. And I kept saying house. Clap. And she kept trying to correct me. And I knew I was right. Red hair roots run deep...
So, thanks Nana and Papa, for the trip to see the real Rapunzel. And thanks to Tammy for taking a picture of it and giving me a real live print to hold in my hands. And thanks to Callie for letting us borrow her brand new DVD and wear it out with no shame. And thanks to Kristen, Jake's friend, for keeping the magic alive when Eve thought she was seeing Rapunzel again. And here's a clap, clap for hayer!
3 comments:
I thought that was my memory of a teacher in North Carolina teaching me that house has two syllables... Mrs. Bizzle.... maybe they went to college together or something. Or did that not happen to me?
Oh I bet it happened to you too! North Carolina education system
So cute. I bet they were in heaven meeting her in person. Emily saw that movie on her birthday last summer and she loved it. I think we'll get it for her for her birthday in a few months.
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