Surviving the Domestic Jungle

The carpool lane is always a good place for odd behavior and today was a real trophy winner! I was sitting in line, all innocent and conducting myself in the proper carpool protocol, and my eyes were assaulted by what they saw. The car in front of me had a life size stuffed cat in the rear window. Now, I can understand a 4 year old loving a stuffed cat but a grown woman with this is just a little odd to me. I do not get this behavior but I thoroughly enjoy it! People are so strange sometimes and occasionally I wonder if people think Im weird. I do weird things I suppose but I do not tote stuffed animals with me everywhere nor do I use them in my decorating. I have had the most enjoyably annoying experiences in that carpool lane. Between people cutting in front of me and the scary cat lady, I am a little scared by the parents at my daughters school to be honest. After the scary cat experience, I had a very cool moment with my daughter Hailey who is 2. We were driving in the car and Adele’s song Someone Like You came on. Hailey occasionally sings her favorite cartoon songs but when that song came on, she was belting it out and knew the words and everything! I was a very proud mother in that moment because I think Adele, like the rest of the world, is an absolutely gifted singer.