The kids, Daniel and I all have various sensory issues. One that plagues me and Nathaniel especially is that we itch all the time.
I *love* a good back scratch. Fortunately Daniel doesn’t mind giving me one. Every day.
Cat has gigantic-long nails. Like nails I dreamed about having as a kid. (I was a nail-biter.) And Nathaniel is always hassling her for a back scratch.
The other day he was having her scratch his arm because he itched. I rolled my eyes. Nathaniel said, “You should try it, Mom. It’s amazing.” “It” being Catherine’s long nails.
I said, “I don’t want Catherine to scratch me. I’ll never be able to go back to regular scratching again. I’ll be bumped into a higher scratch bracket.”
Cat said, “You know, I itch all the time, too. But you don’t see me scratching very much because I scratch an itch once, and it’s gone.”
My higher scratch bracket was a Corner Gas reference:
Interestingly, it’s the same episode I posted about when I was talking about my flip flops hurting my feet. “Shoes don’t break me; I break the shoes!”
August 10th, 2009 at 9:51 am
That was a FUNNY episode. One of my favorites.
August 10th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
This post is awesome, and the link…Hilarious!
August 10th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
You introducing us to this show put us in a higher Sitcom bracket…
August 10th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Speaking of which, I’ve been extremely itchy lately. No one in my house has long nails, though. No danger of a higher scratch bracket here.
August 10th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Higher scratch bracket…I love that! I have long nails most of the time, but once once breaks I have to clip them all. Right now I’m in the low scratch bracket because I cannot get my itches gone with my short nails. It’s driving me crazy.
August 10th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
change is bad…LOL
August 11th, 2009 at 7:41 am
Oscar’s our favorite character.
August 11th, 2009 at 8:36 am
Good one, Shaz!
If I’ve learned anything in life, it’s the importance of low expectations and even lower standards.
September 1st, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Back-scratches are right next to you-know-what on the Richter scale of goodness. Sucks to live alone!
Awesome clip.