Flo admits to the "B" word!!

It's a Sunday, and for my mom and me, it seems like a longer day than the others. Maybe because the television programming is so different from the weekdays, the day drags a bit slower. Maybe because we feel like we should get out and do something, but there is so much flippin' snow...we can't even consider it.
Big picture window...not a deer to be seen.
I was playing hearts and scrabble on the computer, kind of semi-entertained.

The gold medal Olympic Hockey Championship game was on, but Flo sees it as very dangerous..."The hockey players are so fast on skates, and everyone has a big stick, and they crash into each other."

"How are you doing, Mom?"

"Fine. Everything's good." [Flo is not a complainer.]

"Are ya bored?"

"Well, if you are really asking...yes...I am bored! There is really not much to do. Not complaining though."

"I would certainly agree with you in this case...what's to do?"

I must admit that I was very surprised to hear those words from Flo.

As a kid, we were not supposed to say those words.."I'm bored!"

My brothers and I would get the answer..."Well, what are you going to do about it??"

Boredom is a state of mind. Take action and do something.

And so it became the "B" word.

And even as a teacher, the 'kid' in me kept that going.

The kids knew not to say the "B" word.

It was always fun to watch the other [than my] kids who were not in on our context of the word listen to someone say, "Mrs. W...So and So said the "B" word.

Eyes got as big as saucers!

And I'll bet you thought the 'B' word was something different!!

Fooled you!!