Lucianese, part 2 (The Quiz)

Louie has been learning more words every day, but most people other than myself have no idea what he's saying most of the time! I thought it might be fun to put together a little quiz to see if you can guess what some of his commonly used words or phrases actually mean. I'll do my best to type them as he pronounces them. You can respond in the comments or email me, and I'll post the answers in a few days.

Good luck to you, you'll need it!

1. "Mo, Gacky!"

2. "Yay-Yay, a-yelf."

3. "Uh-rul"

4. "Goke, peas"

5. "Uh Yum go?"

6. "Mee-mee!"

7. "Yuk-a-tah"

8. "Buss beef"

9. "You-yoff"

10. "Cookie"

Ok, so that last one doesn't count-  but it's not too surprising that it would be one of the few words Lucian can say completely clearly! It's funny, I'm getting so used to his goofy pronunciations that it throws me off when he actually pronounces a word perfectly. Part of me will be a little sad when he outgrows this phase.

Happy guessing!

Pontifical Pursuit, the answers

Sorry for the delay in posting answers to my trivia game! Truth is, I completely forgot. I'm sure you've all been waiting with baited breath... today, finally, your wait is over. Here are the answers to (dun-dada-DUN!) Pontifical Pursuit!

1. This Italian doctor and mother, beatified by Pope John Paul II, chose to save the life of her unborn child at the risk of her own life.
A: St. Gianna Molla

2. To the closest whole number, how many trips to the moon and back could Pope John Paul have taken with the number of miles he traveled as Pope?
A: 2.5 (I would have accepted 2 or 3)

3. How many saints did Pope John Paul beatify: 200, 700, 1300, 2100?
A: 1300 (more than all previous popes combined!)

4. What Latin phrase did Pope John Paul use to describe his devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary?
A: Totus Tuus (Meaning "Totally Yours")

5. Name six languages Pope John Paul II could speak fluently?
A: Among others (I lost my list...) Polish, Latin, Italian, French, German, English, Spanish, Croatian, Portuguese, and Russian.

6. What was Pope John Paul’s favorite movie?
A: Life is Beautiful (If you haven't seen it, go watch it. Now. Blessed JPII told me to tell you that.)

7. Which one of these four items does Vatican City make on its own for the Vatican household: Beer, Honey, Perfume, Butter?
A: Honey (yes, they have their own beehives. Apparently they decided to leave beer brewing to the Monks)

And the winner is... (drumroll, please)... A TIE between Megan and Maureen, with 3 correct out of 7! You've won... Carl Kasell's voice on your home answering machine! (Anybody else listen to Wait Wait Don't Tell Me on NPR? No? Darn, wasted that joke...)

Honorable mention goes to Holly for saying nice things about my boys. That will always earn you extra points in my book (we really need to get together soon!)

Thank you all for playing Pontifical Pursuit. Stay tuned, maybe I'll have a real prize next time!

Guess This Mess

I have a new game for you! The goal is to guess what Max used to make his latest mess. I'll set the scene for you:

Max, Lucian and I were eating a mid-morning snack when Louie started to get fussy. I brought him upstairs, put him in bed and came down (only minutes later) to find this on the table.


Hint #1: It's not as bad as it looks

Hint #2: It did not come from inside Max. I promise I will never post a picture of that.

You can leave a comment with your guess, and I'll post the answer in 24 hours (give or take a day or two, whenever the spirit moves me...)

Congratulations!

Well done, everyone! All of the responses I got for my little quiz had all five pictures identified correctly. I'm glad to know that my boys have their own unique features and can be told apart. It's hard to hide Lucian's monster cheeks, and I was told the two have very different eyes.



For those of you who didn't send me your answers, here are the correct responses so you can see how you did:

1. Max
2. Max
3. Lucian
4. Max
5. Lucian

Well played, let's do it again sometime!

Who's Who?

Here's a little game for you:
Below are five pictures. Can you guess which are Max and which are Lucian? People say they look so much alike, do you know who's who?

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You can email me your guesses or leave a comment. Let's see how you do!