Brunted

This morning, Julia heard the word "brunt" on the radio and asked what it meant. I tried to explain it with a few examples - Vivi does the brunt of the diaper-wearing in our house, I do the brunt of the office work, Mama does the brunt of the cooking. She smiled her incredulous smile ("God, grownups are crazy!") while I talked, then tried it out with something like, "I am eating the brunt of my breakfast right now." I said that that was pretty much right, and asked if she could use it in another sentence. "No, I can't. I'm bored of that word."

Forecast: Significant blowing and drifting, with the possibility of heavy accumulation in rural areas.