I had to laugh this morning when I realized that I'm not as Texan as I used to be. I guess that I have been gone too long. People will say and do things that used to never catch my attention because they were so commonplace, so much a part of me. Now I chuckle and am filled with warm fuzzies. I am home again!
For example, this morning the school nurse called because my son was in her office with a stiff neck. I guess that he had slept crooked and when he left for school it was very tight and sore. I told the nurse that I had given him some pain relievers and put a hot pack on it, but there was just not much we can do for a muscle spasm. She agreed and noted that "we call it a crick-in-the-neck."
I smiled. That term used to be so common for me, but this morning it never entered my mind until she mentioned it. I'm no longer a part of the "we" that refers to a muscle spasm as a crick-in-the-neck.
I also realized that I don't refer to 7Up, Dr. Pepper and Pepsi as coke.
"What kind of coke do you want?"
"7Up."
It's kind of sad. I guess that you can take the Texas out of the girl if she is gone too long. I still say "a-fixin to" so there is hope. You can take the girl out of Texas, but you can't take all the Texas out of the girl.
For example, this morning the school nurse called because my son was in her office with a stiff neck. I guess that he had slept crooked and when he left for school it was very tight and sore. I told the nurse that I had given him some pain relievers and put a hot pack on it, but there was just not much we can do for a muscle spasm. She agreed and noted that "we call it a crick-in-the-neck."
I smiled. That term used to be so common for me, but this morning it never entered my mind until she mentioned it. I'm no longer a part of the "we" that refers to a muscle spasm as a crick-in-the-neck.
I also realized that I don't refer to 7Up, Dr. Pepper and Pepsi as coke.
"What kind of coke do you want?"
"7Up."
It's kind of sad. I guess that you can take the Texas out of the girl if she is gone too long. I still say "a-fixin to" so there is hope. You can take the girl out of Texas, but you can't take all the Texas out of the girl.
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