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January 5, 2023

Fa Ma Fog

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It’s a real thing. Fa Ma Fog. To those of you who might not know I am recovering from our recent Gramma and Grampa Camp. However, in the time that we had our darling 2 year old grandson, he renamed us Pop Pop and Fa Ma. Hence the Fa Ma Fog. It’s real but I am digging out of it and almost back to normal brain function, whatever that is.

We learned quite a bit from our 2 year old during the span of a week. We had some really fun adventures and all in all, he did incredibly well with us. He is a good little sleeper and eater and we had no problems with those things at all. We did have to decipher some of his language but that is to be expected, right?

First up – No Dis. Probably the most often heard phrase of the time we had together. If something was not to his liking – he loudly proclaimed No Dis. Meaning – not this. I don’t like this. Not this video of Wheels on the Bus.

Straba — it took me forever to figure this one out. We were coming home from town after having lunch and playing at the playground and he plaintively kept repeating “straba, straba”. I finally got him distracted but honestly I was baffled. Until the next morning when he got up and requested it with his morning milk. Light bulb went on. Strawberry bar. His favorite snack. Ding ding ding. There was always one packed in the diaper bag going forward.

OH NO! He has been saying this for a long time and his emphatic Oh NO continues to be a favorite phrase. We were having lunch at the clubhouse grill and football was playing on one of the tv’s that he could see. Several players were on the field hurt at various times during our time there and he would zero in on that and loudly proclaim OH NO to the delight of the other patrons in the Grill. We would watch and reassure him that the player would be okay and when they got up and walked off the field he would cheer. Loudly. Adorable? Yes. Absolutely.

He is a really great mimic and would burst into song repeatedly –Jingle Bells, Wheels on the Bus ,which has been a fan favorite for a year at least, Happy Birthday, and now all the songs that the Fisher Price teapot sings. Yes, we had tea and he was really good at pouring and pretending. Some things you just know how to do, right?

So as I dig out of Fa Ma Fog and re engage with life without a 2 year old, the cats are my constant companions once again and I am back into a little bit of routine, I find myself counting the days until I see him again and can have Fa Ma Fog all over again.

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  1. Dianna
    January 05, 2023 at 06:40 am

    Aw, cute! I know you relished the time spent with that little one!

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  2. Elaine Omann
    January 05, 2023 at 07:10 am

    Theo is my favorite !

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      January 05, 2023 at 07:34 am

      He is pretty fond of you!

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  3. jena c. henry
    January 05, 2023 at 07:28 am

    Keep the Fa Ma Fog stories coming! Straba!

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  4. Virginia’s
    January 05, 2023 at 07:31 am

    Oh I love this! He sounds perfectly darling and wonderful! What a blessed fa ma! And pop pop.

    Miles and Theo call us Nin and Pop.

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      January 05, 2023 at 07:33 am

      Non and Pop are perfect! I was just thinking about you and missing you. Hope all is well.

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  5. Susi K.
    January 05, 2023 at 07:49 am

    So sweet. I’ve always loved that age. Sounds like you had a lovely time. 💕

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  6. Ingrid
    January 05, 2023 at 08:55 am

    We also spent time with grandchildren over the holidays. It took a little bit of time to follow one, but once you get used to no “s” in front a word it got easier. Ie top=stop. It=sit orry=sorry. I’m sure it will straighten itself out, but with a chatterbox it was a tad confusing to start!

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    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      January 05, 2023 at 08:59 am

      That’s adorable! I got pretty good by the end but there were still a few mysteries!

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  7. Genny
    January 05, 2023 at 09:27 am

    “Pome here” is forever imprinted in my brain🥰

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  8. Tonya
    January 05, 2023 at 10:50 am

    So cute. Can’t wait until we have the joys of being grandparents.

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  9. Shirley Matthews Dunn
    January 05, 2023 at 11:04 am

    You may still be in the fog, but I would bet you remember every wonderful moment. So glad you and Chris had this awesome time with Theo.

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  10. Minnesota Prairie Roots
    January 05, 2023 at 12:28 pm

    I love these stories about Theo and that you had this special time with him.

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  11. Darlene
    January 05, 2023 at 02:24 pm

    He is at such a cute age. I love trying to figure out what they are trying to say. My son Would ask for a “pull” and it took us a while to figure out he was asking for an apple. It sounds like you had a great time with him. xo

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  12. Mama's Empty Nest
    January 06, 2023 at 01:31 pm

    I know you had a blast with that sweet boy! He sounds so cute and I love his names for you and your hubby. I can identify with that “fog” though. 😉

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