Panni: The tooth is OK, though I think I may have a sinus infection, which is causing the drainage and pressure. Perfect, huh? But the tooth--or lack thereof--is feeling better and better with each passing day. Thanks for asking!
Malapropisms: Hmm...well...once, when we were living in England, my grandparents came to visit. Now, my grandparents grew up working the farms in Illinois, so they're not exactly what you would call "refined," nor were they world-travellers at the time. They still aren't, as a matter of fact. Their idea of a big trip is Branson, Missouri. Anyway, we had taken them to Windsor Castle for the afternoon, and my grandmother went into a shoe shop in the local village. She paid for her new shoes with traveller's cheques, and when the clerk asked her if they were sterling, my grandmother yelled out, "Land's sake, no! they ain't stolen! I'm from the United States of America and those is good checks!" My mother was horrified.
Later that same day we went to a cafe for tea and biscuits, and my grandmother started complaining about how there was no ice in her drink. "What sorta place is this that they don't put ice in your drink?! And where's my napkin?? Waitress!! Land's a-Goshen, what's a woman got to do to get a clean napkin 'round here." We had told her before, and apparently she had forgotten--in England, a napkin is a feminine hygiene product...
