Most of us remember how Grandma could never quite get her phrases right. I sometimes laugh when people use cliches because I think of how Grandma would have said them...
"I'll HIT BASE with you later."
"I'm not your KISSY."
"I'll give you a HANDS up."
This story happened a while ago but I decided it would be fun to share. I was being really productive one day and getting lots done at home. My mom came up to talk to me and I popped off, "I'm on top of the ball!" She immediately began laughing. I had no idea what I had said wrong. What was so funny? Then she replied, "You mean, 'you're on top of things'? Or maybe even, 'you're on the ball'?" To this day I still say that I'm on top of the ball. People know what I mean, right? Plus they even get a good laugh :) I, like Grandma, can't seem to get my cliches right. I don't care though. It makes me think of her every time I say it.