Scootie Patootie

Pooh-Bear is officially gone, it looks like. We received our badges for our clinicals, which start next week. There wasn't even one made up for her.

The day before yesterday, Miss Piggy and I went to Wal-Mart. I have to say that, soul-sucking evil entity that Wal-Mart is, that was FUN. While I was trying to find a parking spot, I got a huge grin and a big thumbs up from - of all people - a little old Mennonite lady in an SUV. I think she may actually be the first Mennonite I've ever seen here at all. But she sure liked my scooter!

After I picked up a few groceries (note to self: pizzas do not fit either in the topcase or under the seat), I came back out to find that the guy who owned the Harley parked next to me was checking out my scooter with great interest. We had a short conversation...he was very nice, and suitably envious of my miles per gallon.

Yesterday I had a few places I needed to go too. First I went to Target to get a couple of things that The Hell That Is Wal-Mart didn't have. As I was getting my helmet on to leave, a small boy passed by with his mother.

Kid: Mommy, what's that?
Mom: That's a dirtbike, sweetie.

Ahh, the miseducation of our youth. Is there anything that the pink and curvaceous Miss Piggy looks LESS like than a dirtbike?!

I wanted to buy my own blood pressure cuff, and the uniform store that sells them wasn't far from J's store, so I stopped in there just in time to run out and get lunch for everyone, including myself. Then off for my blood pressure cuff, and when I was done with that, I didn't feel like getting off my scooter. It was such a gorgeous day. So I rode around several residential areas.

Right about that time, the kids at the nearby junior high had just gotten out of school. There were three girls walking home, and one of them (who looked a lot like Shelby, actually, except not nearly as gorgeous) started pointing and hopping up and down yelling, "ohmigawd! OHMIGAWD!!"

Guess she liked my scooter. Heh!

When it was time to go pick up S, I packed it in and went and got the car. I felt like I was driving an entire house. Why have I never noticed how BIG and lumbering that thing is?!

All told, I've put about 85 miles on it so far, and probably more tonight and/or tomorrow. There's an outdoor cafe on the river that I'd love to ride over to with J and have a salad or something. S will be with his father, because it's his birthday (the father's, not S's).

For today: I'm taking S for a haircut, new shoes and a winter coat.

S starts the gifted program on Tuesday. I know he's going to love it, and from what I understand of our gifted specialist, he's also going to be stretched to his limits. Thank heaven for that...if there's anything I want for him, it's that he learn early on that there ARE going to be things he's not going to become an expert at within the first five minutes. Some things do require effort. Piano has been good for him in that regard, but he could use a little enforcement of that lesson, I think. I'm excited to hear how it goes.

He's joining his school's running team again this year. The run that they're training for includes a 2-mile fun run, a 5k and a 15k. I think he wants to run the 5k. Depending on whether or not I have him that weekend, I'll either run that with him or attempt the 15k. We'll see!