Friday 21 June 2013

focus on life–week 25- “you are _____!”

Oh this one was a doozy! On Saturday when Sally sent out the prompt asking us to complete this sentence with a positive ending, it sounded simple enough.  I cycled through all sorts of ideas but none really took hold, at least not in time to share.  I thought of a list I saw on Pinterest, or somewhere, once about how to talk to girls.  Ideas about not labelling little girls as “bossy” but “leadership potential” or some such.  I recall a few gems amongst the bulk but can’t find it for the life of me to share.  Seriously I needed this list to put a positive spin on some of the things that popped into my head.

“You are cheap!” becomes “You are thrifty!” which is passable I think.

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Hubby is a wonderful, sweet and all around great guy… but he can be clumsy.  He can also manage to be clumsy within a car.  His story is that some “jackass” decided to cut across a parking lot just as he was pulling out of a space   He swerved to avoid the collision and hit a pickup truck.  He re-enacted it for me with a variety of remote controls.  Well, the pickup he hit on the actual tire so there was barely a mark (yahoo!) but his bumper “exploded”.  I would say a quarter of it cracked and fell off.
 
In our household the tools and fixing of things is my domain (see clumsy reference above).  He was very dubious of my suggestion that I could just glue and duct tape it back on, before I had even seen the damage.

“You are arrogant!” more like “You are confident!”

So in fading light I reassembled the bumper with a little finesse, a few choice words and just enough duct tape to make it almost good as new.  There is a portion of the wheel well that I could anchor it all against and it does feel pretty secure.  Of course, we will keep an eye on it so it doesn’t become a safety hazard  - “You are responsible!”

Perhaps this is what Averleigh was talking about a few weeks ago when she looked and me and declared “You are very possible mama!” I tried to figure out what she meant but to no avail.  But it is one of my favourite of her one liners.

Now it’s time to go check out all my “very possible” friends linking up on Sally’s blog over here

ps - hubby consents to having his minor mistakes splashed across the blog.

19 comments:

  1. Out of the mouths of babes... yes, with great faith all things are possible, Emma. I see Averleigh reflects the faith you have in your instincts!

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  2. I love your daughters positive words to you!

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  3. Super Miss Fixit job, and your daughter is SO right, you are very possible!

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  4. I shouldn't be laughing, but I can't stop :) You are so funny (hey, a new one to add to the list!)
    Averleigh's wisdom is infinite: you are, indeed, very possible!

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  5. A great blog post - you certainly made me smile. I love your daughter's words to you - children have a perception we don't always give them credit for!

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  6. Love the repair job! Your post is both fun and thought provoking. Thanks!

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  7. that is great ... a very possible mama! that's the best! and clearly you are! great repair job on that bumper :)

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  8. I admire you because I am so not handy. So cute that Averleigh discribed you as a very possible mama. It seems she knows how handy you are. Thanks for a great read!!!

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  9. I love your positive spin on things! And I love that you are possible!

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  10. Emma your post made me chuckle. You are indeed possible. I like your positive spin on things.

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  11. My red car wouldn't look nearly so good duct taped together... although I think you can get red duct tape? I remeber camping with my son when he was three GOrd was having a hard time chopping a piece of fire wood so Stuart waddled accross the camp site with a huge rotten log and said 'try this one'!

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  12. I never would of thought to duct tape the bumper. Yes, you are a "very possible mama."

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  13. Oh this post cracked me up! I love what Averleigh says about you - great one liner for sure! You are definitely talented in the duct tape department in my book - my car would have looked like the the duct tape monster threw up on it! And I'm happy to hear your hubs is okay w/the post,....you can say that 'no husbands were harmed with the making of this post' and mean it!

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  14. Seems like Averleigh has you pegged about right. It is a good feeling to have confidence to do whatever task is given to you huh? Love the repair job!

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  15. You are very possible- how funny is that?! I love your word substitutions- putting a positive spin on things is always good.

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  16. Thrifty is indeed a good thing to be. I do hope your fix holds safely and am loving your positive take on yourself :)

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  17. My husband is a big fan of duct tape. He calls it 200MPH tape. heh

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  18. I love your story about your husband and that he consents. I'd stick with your daughters words, 'You are very possible' sounds beautiful to me.
    ~Ema
    http://www.emakdesigns.com/blog

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  19. What a great post and duct taped photo! And I just love Averleigh's words - just so sweet! :-)

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