Who's on First?

Everyday is filled with funny moments that I say to myself in my head I must blog. Pictures are piling up in the camera and my new job consumes me, a venture that looks like it is another good year from completion. But there is this one thing that I must share because it seems to be this circuitous thing we do nearly every day much like the Who's on First riddle. It includes these four words; may, ma'am, man and sir. Seemingly easy stuff right? Well, not so much in this house.

When Akins first came to America we began the process of building in some manners and he very quickly learned to say "may I have....please", then we introduced Ma'am and Sir. BIG MISTAKE and well man is used so commonly it just gets tossed into the fray. So it goes kind of like this...

Akins: May, Ma'am I have some water please sir?
Lorea: Ma'am, may I have some water please? Yes sir.
Akins: Man, I have some water please ma'am?
Lorea: May, I have some water please ma'am? Yes sir.
Akins: Sir, may I have some ma'am water please man.
Lorea: Sir! You calling me sir. Who's sir!
Akins: Mommy-O
Lorea: Mommy-O is not a sir, she's a Ma'am.
Akins: Ma'am I have some water sir?
Lorea: May I have some water please? Yes sir you sure can.
Akins: Man, may I have some water please ma'am.
Lorea: Close enough, yes sir you may.

This goes on everyday. My mother seldom goes into fits of hysteria, unlike my sister and I who will uncontrollably laugh for no apparent reason, was present for this event and was laughing so hard she was crying!

I swear I am going crazy at times!