corynem

And I also get a lot of emails with “Hi Corynebacterium.” Thanks, autocorrect

At restaurants: C-o-r-y-n-e. Pronounced Coreen. “Corinne?” No. “Corina?” No. Like Coreen. Rhymes with Marine. “Oh, Coreen!” Yes. “And how is it spelled again?” C-o-r-y-n-e. “Ok, Coreen. Got it. Give us ten minutes.” Three minutes later.......”Corny, party of three.” Or Curry, or Courtney,… Read More

Spend all day in an office and have to knock on other office doors before I go in. When I get home and park in the garage, I have knocked on my door to let me in my own house. Knock knock. D’oh! Open door and hope the hubs and kiddo didn’t realize mom did that......AGAIN.

The one time we were leaving my aunt’s house when I was five. We were in the driveway and, apparently, I decided to hell with going back inside the house to pee. I pulled down my pants, grabbed what I ........could and peed. Standing up. My dad still talks about how proud he is of… Read More

My daughter used to call Barnes and Noble Barnes and No Books. She’s 16 now and I’ll ask her if she wants to go to Barnes and No Books and I am met with an eyeroll and a Mooooommmm. And then a yes because she loves books. :)

Daughter, age 5: Do the wheels on our car get dizzy? They go round and round all the time! Another fave, same daughter and age. The scene: My tire blew so I called my hubby and brother to come change it. My daughter and I went up a little hill nearby to get away from cars. She asked… Read More

My mom wanted to name me after her high school friend, Corina, but not spell it the same way. My moronic parents decided Coryne was good. This is pronounced Cor-een, but nobody gets that. I am constantly called Corny or Corrine, never find my name anywhere, and ALWAYS get autocorrected… Read More

The Spiegel catalog. That commercial with the lady putting her eyeshadow in with a brush and not that sponge thing that comes with eyeshadows. I always wanted to order from that catalog and I didn’t even know what they sold! She just looked SO fancy in her silk shirt. ?