October 19, 2008 by Amy Jo.

CARTER:  Mommy!

 He follows me as I walk into the kitchen.

ME (without turning around to look at him):  Yes, Carter?

He’s wearing a toy stethoscope in his ears and puts the round end on my tush…

CARTER:  Heart.  Bump-bump.

…and he runs back to the family room.

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October 19, 2008 by Amy Jo.

Carter and I have the sniffles.  He seems to be getting better.  I’m not, yet.  But I have a wonderful husband who has let me rest a lot this weekend.

My cute little son, though, is talking so much these days.  With a runny nose, he’d frequently ask for a “too-sue”.  A tissue.  To wipe his little nose.  Then he’d declare, “wet!” and hand it over to me. 

Wonder where I got my cold?

Wet tissues… another of the icky joys of motherhood.  I wouldn’t take my husband’s wet tissues… but somehow I consider myself blessed to take wet tissues from my little son.

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October 19, 2008 by Amy Jo.

Well, not actually busted, but I was pulled over by a policeman on Thursday night.  It has been years since I was stopped by a cop!

I was driving home from Target in Jim’s car after dark.  I was going 5 miles-per-hour under the speed limit most of the way - just enjoying the window down and the quiet without the kids.  Coming into town there was a car behind me.  I was slowing down for the reduced speed zone, but I was going 4 or 5 miles over the speed limit when I passed the 35 mph sign.  A few seconds later, the car behind me put his lights on.  It was a cop!

I pulled over immediately and had my drivers license out before he got to my window.

COP:  Where are you going?
ME:  Home.
COP:  Have you been drinking?
ME (dumb founded):  No. Well, I had a strawberry creme frappuccino from Starbucks.
(I had to be truthful!  He didn’t specify that he was really interested in alcoholic beverages, not frappuccinos…)
COP:  I pulled you over because you were weaving a lot.
ME (showing my graduate level mastery of the English language):  Really?

He, of course, took my license and registration back to his car.  After that he let me go.  Clearly I am not your typical drunk driving suspect.  (I’m a Mommy for goodness sakes!  I don’t have the time or energy to drink and drive!) 

Once I got over my shock at having been pulled over for weaving and being asked if I had been drinking at 7 pm on a Thursday night, I actually thought of sending a letter thanking our police department for doing their jobs.  The officer was perfectly polite - and if I was weaving, I’m happy he stopped me to see if I’d been drinking.  Ultimately, he’s looking out for the safety of me and my family.

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October 19, 2008 by Amy Jo.

My Allison has quite an imagination…

Usually she bites the tiny twist pretzels to make them into the shape of a letter (letter, D, letter Y, etc.)  Today she was telling me what each potato chip looked like before she took a bite out of it.  And, if you use your imagination, you really could see what she was talking about!  Here’s here list:

letter P
a boot
a car
the top of a heart

There you go.  Who knew eating potato chips for lunch could be such a game?

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