Comments on imaginary binky: I'm movin' on up, to the east side

I am just now getting caught up on all that has tr...

2009-10-17T23:09:00.220-06:00

I am just now getting caught up on all that has transpired over the last year or so. I read a cooking blog I am going to give you the link to because the lovely lady that writes it is in Philly and writes of the best farmer's market Weaver's Way Farm and such local wonderful things.

www.straightfromthefarm.net

Kim - That's more of a western PA thing, around Pi...

2009-10-13T13:31:31.957-06:00

Kim - That's more of a western PA thing, around Pittsburgh. Like I said, land of many contrasts.

And don't forget they say yens or you uns that sou...

2009-10-13T13:28:44.356-06:00

And don't forget they say yens or you uns that sound like yens. Don't these PA people know that it's ya'll.

DemMom - Yikes! I'm sorry that Bucks County was t...

2009-10-13T13:17:21.435-06:00

DemMom - Yikes! I'm sorry that Bucks County was that kind of trouble for you. The wealth of the area is a bit of a concern for me, too, as well as the lack of diversity. Thankfully, renting first is a good way to see what we see, and then go from there. Who knows where we'll really end up. I might need to pick your brains about all of this. Good to meet ya!

Anonymous - I'm very sorry to hear about your in-l...

2009-10-13T13:11:46.874-06:00

Anonymous - I'm very sorry to hear about your in-laws. It's good to have people understand our plight. I love Colorado, that's for sure. I think I can love Pennsylvania, too. What I'll love most, though, is seeing how happy my family is. *sigh*

Suzanne - I suspect you'll come to the same conclusion as us after all of your current troubles calm down.

daysgoby - UGH! Please do not tell me that Amos w...

2009-10-13T13:01:56.226-06:00

daysgoby - UGH! Please do not tell me that Amos will have that accent! I'm going to school him like Eliza Doolittle if that ever 'appens.

I've heard tell of scrapple. I have a feeling it doesn't taste like apple.

Big Oloe Texan - So, I can get you to paint my blog with silliness, but you refuse to do it on Facebook? For shame.

Haha.

Tiddleywink - I knew you'd be someone to sympathiz...

2009-10-13T12:56:50.731-06:00

Tiddleywink - I knew you'd be someone to sympathize and/or smell of envy over my plight. I says you should decide to pick up sticks and follow us. What says you?

Phil "eats food from questionable street vendors" - It disturbs me that at one moment you can be normal and accent-free, only to follow it up with an uncanny ability to make me convulse on the floor with

Good gravy, I had NO IDEA. But I get it. We're tem...

2009-10-12T15:39:11.552-06:00

Good gravy, I had NO IDEA. But I get it. We're tempted to follow my in-laws to Utah, which is where most of our family resides. Probably won't be anytime soon but I, too think it's important for the kiddos to be around grandparents!

We did a short stint in Bucks County a few years a...

2009-10-12T13:27:32.160-06:00

We did a short stint in Bucks County a few years ago. I like Philadelphia, because I like music and food and culture and big (-gish) cities in general. But after a year we packed up and ran back to VA. We still don't want to be down the street from family, but we needed to come home. I'm sure it's a great place, but to me Bucks County means Lyme disease, an MS diagnosis, a foot of

Oh, how sad to leave the Rockies!! It sounds like ...

2009-10-11T22:11:22.554-06:00

Oh, how sad to leave the Rockies!! It sounds like you'll find other mountains to climb, though. Good luck. I just found your blog...can't wait to read more. Thanks!

A few counties away, they become subs. Now I am k...

2009-10-09T21:49:44.107-06:00

A few counties away, they become subs.

Now I am kicking myself that I don't live in the Free State to the south anymore. That said, we've been talking about pulling up stakes ourselves, what with the lousy job situation and family being so far away, too.

Have some Seltzer's Sweet Lebanon Bologna and Utz Carolina BBQ chips for me, okay? Then have a whoopie pie,

I think you've made a wise decision. I am so happy...

2009-10-09T11:56:56.394-06:00

I think you've made a wise decision. I am so happy my kids had the opportunity to grow up knowing their grandparents, aunts and uncles and cousins, even though we live in (boring, flat) Illinois. My in-laws were killed in an accident when my boys were 7 and 1 1/2, and then we lived near my parents for many years. Now my Mom is the only one left and my kids are 23 &17, and the younger one

Those from the greater Zuehl area of central Texas...

2009-10-09T11:23:04.923-06:00

Those from the greater Zuehl area of central Texas would say "panhas" instead of "scrapple."

Y'all need to stuff Am-ah-os's vernacular now, lest he acquire a big ah-ol' East coast accent. Make sure that he can still speak Texan if y'all get back around here and have him practice these terms:
y'all (as apposed to 'you guys')

Learn to love the accent. 'Cause THAT'S what Amos ...

2009-10-09T05:58:48.568-06:00

Learn to love the accent. 'Cause THAT'S what Amos will bring home from school.

Love, Jess (both of my kids have this weird Canadian accent!)

Ooh! And you can have SCRAPPLE!

Now, now, once we cuddle up by the c-ah-ozy firepl...

2009-10-08T23:37:14.621-06:00

Now, now, once we cuddle up by the c-ah-ozy fireplace with a sack of fresh h-ah-oagies from Wawa, you'll settle right in and start to assimilate. You'll be eating steaks in no time.

And I wonder if it's a sign that the Phillies are playing the Rockies in the playoffs. Is this a metaphor for our struggle to decide where to live? Should we change our mind based on who wins?

Ooooh, yeah, hoagies maybe not so much, but now yo...

2009-10-08T22:35:48.249-06:00

Ooooh, yeah, hoagies maybe not so much, but now you'll be able to get Taylor ham (or, ahem, "pork roll") and I am so jealous that you can probably smell my envy from your house.

Coincidentally, I rec'd a phone call today from a friend who told me he is moving from Boulder to Hunterdon County, right across the river from Bucks. Is this the start of something bigger?