Prim

When Rachel wants to diss someone (like, say, an uncool princess), she calls them "prim." It usually means that person is unduly fussy about something.

Last night while I was at work, Rachel was eating a biscuit rather messily, and Drew gently chastised her, saying that Mommy doesn't like it when she doesn't eat nicely.

"That's because Mommy's about 10 percent prim," she announced. "But she's 100 percent non-prim."

"100 percent is all," Drew replied. "If she's 10 percent prim, how much non-prim would she have to be."

"80 percent!" Rachel guessed.

"You sure?" Drew replied.

"Oh!" she exclaimed. "90 percent!"

So, apparently I am 10 percent prim and 90 percent un-prim. Rachel claims she is 100 percent non-prim. Which explains the state of her hair (uncombed) and clothes (whatever she decides to throw together in the morning.)

I will try to clean her up for Rosh Hashanah, folks.