What's up, Grey Bird?
I’m feeling a little bad that Ty only has a cameo in my memoir Lift. I know he deserves his own tale, a funny and heartwarming story about how to laugh at yourself and live large.
This wasn’t his book, it was Anakin’s, but maybe another time. I was thinking this morning about all of the things he says that mark our time and joys together and trying to pick my favorites. I think I like it best when he says things that remind me to be happy or make me laugh. So here are my top five:
- Mmmmn coffee!
- You’re so good.
- Why are you so grumpy?
- See you later, alligator.
After while crocodile. - I’m a chicken hawk and your a chicken.
Here chick chick chick.
Of course, my absolute favorite is when he laughs and laughs and laughs.
What does your bird say that’s your favorite?
Our You-You loves to laugh, and I think that’s my favorite. He laughs when we laugh, and he laughs when my husband tickles his tummy. Adorable.
My other favorite is when he sees us pick up our backpacks or put on coats: “Bye Bye, You-You”. Heartbreaking, and gets to me every time! He also says “Hai ragione” (italian for “you’re right), and “You-You ha ragione” (You-You is right!)….Also “You sweet bird”, and, in the morning, when he is just waking up, he says to me “Hey sweetie!!”…..in such a sleepy voice. Adorable…..
I agree with the laughter. It is so contagious, and when several of them get going, I often laugh until it hurts!
The laughter is wonderful, but one of the best moments for me is when my cockatoo tilts his head at something I’ve done or said and mutters “HUH!” Oh, and both of them will laugh at the right time (including after a bite on you).
Nyla, (Otherwise known as “Bill”) says,
“Are you still sober?”
She came from a family that lived “on the other side of the tracks.”
The other day, Nyla let go with an “F Bomb” and I told her that was a bad thing to say and she should be a good girl. Her response?
“I’m a working class girl!”
My neighbor and I nearly died.
I have no idea where she gets this stuff….