The Official Handbook of Understanding Farr Household Lingo

Alright, I know I'm WAY behind on posting and I still haven't posted Christmas pictures yet. The problem is that I ruined our camera at Lake Powell in September (stupid Curtis water curse! Gets me every time!) and Santa brought a new one.... however, he didn't think to charge the battery. Flipping Santa. Anyway, we did videotape everything, but it will take me awhile to go through the footage and clip pieces out to post as pictures, so you'll have to be patient. I am also getting a blog post ready for Payton's birthday... maybe we'll do that tomorrow. In the mean time....

Don't kids say the weirdest things? Sometimes, around here at least, it seems like they speak in their own weird little goblin language - and this is aside from the regular use of pig latin. I thought I'd take a few minutes this morning and tell you what weird things they have come up with in the last couple of months and try to explain it to you, in case you hear them using these strange words and need further explanation.

"Seriously, my boy?"
This is a phrase most often heard from Chance and Conner. Usually it sounds like "Seriously, mah boy?" and they use it whenever they are asking if someone is serious about something. They even use it towards me... even though I'm obviously not 'their boy'... but I like using it once with them in awhile since when I say it, it actually makes sense.

"The Game"
This is something that originated from their cousin's high school. Let me explain it the best way I know how. "The Game" is a game where, if you think about "The Game" or you talk about "The Game," you lose "The Game." If you say "The Game" to someone, they lose"The Game." I know it's completely nonsensical, but it's a common thing at our house to hear someone saying, "I'm going to wait until you brush your teeth and climb into your bed tonight before you lose THE GAME." By saying this, you make that person lose "The Game" immediately, plus when they think of "The Game" while brushing and as they get into bed, they lose "The Game" twice more. Clear as mud.

"Safety" and "Doorknob"
BEWARE! If you pass gas in front of my kids, you are required to say "SAFETY!" This is such a common occurance in our home, even Wade says it on a regular basis. If you don't say "Safety," and someone knows you 'let one,' they can knock on your arm until you run to a door, touch the doorknob, and say "Doorknob!" Yes, I know. This is what you get when you have five sons.

"Happy, Happy, Happy!"
This was recently said by Carter when I put on his new Spiderman sweatshirt. He says it anytime he's happy about something... when he gets a cookie, when it's naptime and I lay him in his crib, or when he's cheerful and I put him in the car. For some unexplicable reason, his other favorite word is Seven - but it sometimes sounds like "Sammich."
"Pwned" (or for you non-computer-geeks - powned)
This is said so often by my oldest three boys, it doesn't even seem like a strange word anymore. Bella and Wade say it on a regular basis too. My husband told me that this phrase first became popular in the World of Warcraft realm... someone wanted to say "I owned you!" (aka, I beat you in a fight), but they typed the "p" key instead of "o" and it came out "I pwned you!" Wade says this all the time -- "Mommy, I pwned Chance!" "Mommy, I pwned Conner!".... you get the idea.

"JOOOOOOCE!"
I'm sure most (if not all) of you know that Shane and I are huge BYU football fans. Joshua Quezada is an awesome running back for BYU and, during the games when he makes a big play, you hear what sounds like booing from the crowd. At first I was shocked by this -- we're booing our own player?? What the heck! That's when Shane informed me that his nickname is "Juice," and the fans were yelling "JUICE!" We taught Wade to do this and even though the season is over, you can often hear him yelling "JOOOOOCE!"

"Yarp" and "Narp"
This is very new slang, only adapted to the Farr language within the last couple of weeks. "Yarp" means "Yes" or "Yep", "Narp" means "No" or "Nope." So far this word has only been used by Chance and, since the words sound so much alike (especially when being hollered from downstairs), I hope it will spread no further. Also, it reminds me of "Narf," a-la Pinky and the Brain.

So there you have it. I'm sure more weird words and phrases will continue to move in and out of the Farr language, so I will update the handbook as I see fit.