commuter-comedy with the O-man

On our drive in this morning we spotted a logging truck ahead. Big news. The level of excitement in the car skyrocketed. Then, we somehow caught up with the logging truck! And not only that, but we were BOTH stopped at a red light, SIDE BY SIDE. Olan was beside himself. So beside himself that when the big burly driver started waving at him Olan started blowing kisses like crazy. What else can a two-year-old in that state do??? Needless to say, both the big burly driver and I were cracking up like mad. 

Then tonight there was a big accident and we were stuck in traffic FOREVER. Olan started whining and complaining "all done... no more car... want this, want that, etc.". I explained that I was all done too but that there was lots of traffic so I had to just keep on driving until we got home. He was quiet for a moment and then said "one person  drive, one person play guitar". I handed him his little "coustic" guitar (read acoustic) and he strummed away for the rest of the ride. What a sensible idea.

Hooray!

"Rosa Parks sat so Martin Luther King could walk, Martin Luther King walked so Obama could run, Obama's running so we all can fly."

— Jay Z

Still my gentle giant

Just back from the doctor and two-year-old Olan is 82% for height and 72% for weight. Still a tall boy, but his growth has slowed. This makes me happy, I had visions of trying to discipline a 7-foot 16-year-old. ;)

He impressed the doctor with his chatter and tried to get her to help him take the apart the weigh scale "just one time". She wouldn't go for it so he sat down and pretended that it was a "fast race car". She left to get his flu shot ready and when she came back in the room, trying to hide the needle behind her back, he announced "give Olan needle in arm" and tried to pull up his own sleeve. He watched her do the whole alcohol wipe and needle and then said "thank-you". She told him that he was a beautiful, beautiful boy and could come back anytime.

Excuse his "bling" in the pic, it's to go with his Adidas track suit, courtesy of Aunty Mer. :)