...I dragged the sun lounger from the garden into the basement. Then I humpfed the ugly metal fireguard out and back into the living room. I realise 'humpfed' may just be an Irish colloquialism. Or a MacLaverty one. Just like the phrase, 'incandescent with rage.' We use that when we get irked.
Nice Man is off on tour with his rock n' roll band. He's in New York for a few nights. We Skype most days (thank you, Skype, you are great!) and I try to get Hugh to chat. He just says, 'Daddy in a cupboard' and yells for more toast. Although today he sang Twinkle Star and tried to reach out to the screen. Aww.
Meanwhile, now the kids are in bed, I'm listening to my cheesy CD's on Nice Man's stereo without a jot of shame or embarrassment. (PS - I am a poor speller but I always remember that embarrassment has two r's and two s's, 'cause it has an embarrassment of letters. Ha).
-C
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I know exactly what you mean by 'humpfed'. I think it's not until you try to spell a word you say without thinking every day that you realise it might not be quite 'the Queen's English'!
I'm quite fond of 'mowghur', probably because I'm usually in one!
(Just checked my Scots dictionary - humph = to carry with difficulty, to lug. Mowghur is there too but spelt 'mogre'= a clumsy mess)
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