This brings to mind memories of my youth and old PA D relatives saying "Ayenot" (pronounced like hay-not without the h), as in "It gave some gut rain Tuesday, ayenot?"; and always their use of Aiyiyi (pronounced eye eye eye) as an exclamation - usually in exasperation. "Aiyiyi, he is a dumb dog." "Aiyiyi you're a strubbly one!" or even just "Aiyiyi", accompanied by a shake of the head and maybe a rolling of the eyes and a sigh. Karen from Berks Cawhnty

KEISER UPDATE Summer 2007 We trust that you are enjoying your summer, and that neither heat, rain, poor health nor bridges are creating problems for you. It has been very hot here in recent days, but we cannot complain. We have had visits from our daughter Kari and her family from Japan, and now Cindy and her two boys are here from Oregon, so we praise the Lord for the families He has given us and the opportunity to spend time with them. It is almost time for our team to leave for Ukraine, so we ask that you would pray in a special way for us from August 7 to 20. On the 20th, most of the team will return, but Jean and I will go to the Czech Republic to visit friends for a week, returning on the 27th. There are 13 of us who will leave on Tuesday to minister with a small church in Big Valley, near Odessa, Ukraine. We will be helping them get their building, which is now in a very rough form, ready to use for worship, Sunday School and other activities. It will especially help them as they reach out to their community. They have asked for a team for several years, but none has come until now. So they are really excited and I imagine somewhat nervous, wondering if they will do the right things with and for a group of Americans they don't know. But, from our past experience, we know that it will work out just fine. They have never had a Vacation Bible School, so we will help them lead their first. We will also have some special meetings for women, and do some English teaching. The pastor wants us to help distribute food and other necessary items to poor families in the area. And they plan to have some gospel suppers, to give people an opportunity to reach out to their neighbors. In looking at a tentative schedule they planned for us, it looks like we might be participating in about seven church services as well. More when we get back... Barry and Jean 1133 Carolina Avenue West Chester, PA 19380-3877 610-436-8183 BJKeiser@cheerful.com

Charles says, ?Ain't ain't ain't a word, ain't it ain't?"; and Karen mentions "Ayenot". Well, ain't certainly was a word. As I remember, positive statements were accompanied by "ain't" and negative statements by "ain't not"; exempli gratiae: "We're having ice cream tonight, ain't, Mom", and "There's no school tomorrow, ai'not (ain't not)". And, of course, ain't was also used as a verb. I ain't, you ain't, he ain't; what a versatile word. It was its rejection by the self-appointed intelligentsia that created the ungrammatical "aren't I" which we recently have discussed. When I was a boy, ice cream was not a casual thing; but, rather, a special event. Pop would fetch [go after and bring back] a quart of ice cream and dole it out on saucers. I would put a teaspoonful in my mouth; but, instead of emptying the spoon, I would lick a little ice cream off the top and in that manner, make a spoonful last for several licks. Heck, I could make a dish of ice cream last a half hour; if I put my mind to it. Did I mention that a quart of ice cream cost fifty cents in those days, a considerable sum, by the way. "Ei yei yei", what memories that brings back. The expression had innumerable uses. Its English equivalent, I suppose, was "Oh my". Richard Emlin Reed Wesley Chapel, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Fox" <karenmfox@verizon.net> To: <padutch-life@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 2:57 PM Subject: [PD-LIFE] AMN'T I > This brings to mind memories of my youth and old PA D relatives saying > "Ayenot" (pronounced like hay-not without the h), as in "It gave some gut > rain Tuesday, ayenot?"; and always their use of Aiyiyi (pronounced eye > eye eye) as an exclamation - usually in exasperation. "Aiyiyi, he is a > dumb dog." "Aiyiyi you're a strubbly one!" or even just "Aiyiyi", > accompanied by a shake of the head and maybe a rolling of the eyes and a > sigh. > > Karen from Berks Cawhnty