Who said that??

I know that they say "you can't teach an old dog new tricks," or to "let sleeping dogs lye"...but who? Who is the question. Who said that? Or what about "Boys will be boys?" "A Bird in the hand?" Or "see a penny pick it up, and all day long you will have good luck." Is that true?

"How about monkey see, monkey do?" "It is what it is." "Once a liar always a liar. "

The things we say all day long, over and over. Where does that come from? I know when I was little someone told me that they had to walk to school, in the winter, at 20 below. They were definatly not wearing any gloves, or shoes for that matter, and it was up hill, BOTH ways. Did your grandparents have this same trouble? I wonder if they were told that story when they were young?

"You have it soo easy." "Back in my day"..... Sound familiar? I always said when I was younger, that I would NOT say the things to my children, that my parents said to me. Boy was I wrong. I look my mother in the mirror every day. From..."If I have told you once", or "did you hear me?" "If I have to tell you one more time..." "I do not care who started it, you are the oldest" "Because I am the mom, thats why!!"

It is funny to think that your parents, and even your grandparents lived a very similar life. Hearing the same quotes, and reliving the same days. It just shows how similar we all are. I am not saying that in each generation, there was not change, and that helped life become somewhat easier, but generally speaking. The foundation of our lives, were so much alike. Each family with its own unique spin on things, and each family with its own traditions, but the same idea around these things.

What about little nick names your family gives things, like "neb nose" That means nosey. Or "Red up the house" If you are from Pennsylvania, that means to clean up. " I Lo Lo" means I love you in my family. My son loves to say "Home sweet home" when we pull into the garage. I know that I have always said that from my child hood, so I think that is too cute.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star...Isn't that a universal song? In every language.

ABCDEFG...come on, we all know ABC song. Old McDonald? Hes had a farm for at least a couple of hundred years? Right? Just think about that. All day long, ask yourself who is the voice behind the sentance you just spoke. It is really interesting to think. Our vocabulary comes from each other. Picking up so many things to say. Everytime someone picks up a new "saying", they carry that home, and to a new conversation. Then someone from that conversation, takes on to another one. This transition happens all day long. From home to work to school, to home. From home to the phone to Indiana, to Illinois, to Florida, and Pennsylvania. There is no end to this circle. A bunch of loops to a bunch of family and friends.
We often tease my my that she is 7 times removed from everyone in the world. If you really think about that....she is.