Baby Cars, Mama Cars and Elephants

The hubs and I carpool together to work but the last two weeks we’ve had to drive separate cars because he was working on a special project.  I’m glad the project is now over so he can start driving me around again.

Now, don’t get me wrong.  I don’t mind driving.  I actually kinda sorta like driving.  What I don’t like is driving in rush hour traffic because the roads we have don’t have the capacity to handle the thousands of vehicles that drive them every day.

We live in an outlying town, with no mass transit, so in looking for a commuter car you’d think we’d find something that’s fuel efficient at highway speeds.  Nope.  Not a chance.  Why?  Because it’s all stop and go, and stop and go, and stop and go.  We’re on the highway, one little blip amid a mass of humanity creeping at slow city speeds, until finally we get to work.

So we got a car that’s fuel efficient at city speeds.  And it’s a baby car.

The Baby Car

It’s so small that we can park it behind the big mama car in the driveway.

Mama Car and Baby Car

(Psst. Did you know if we water the Baby car, it will grow up to be just like the Mama Car?)

It makes me think of how a mama pachyderm leads her baby.

Addo Elephant Park, South Africa. Courtesy exfordy via Flikr

Anyway, I don’t like driving the Baby car because I feel like I’m driving a toy.  And it’s loud from the road noise.  And every time I hit a bump, it seems to jump around so I feel like I don’t have much control.

Hubs, here are the keys.  I hope there’s no more special projects in the near future.

What about you?  How do you get to work?  Do you drive?  Do you take mass transit?  Tell me!  I’d love to hear from you.

Karina

Spring Chill

It’s been a relatively cool spring so far.  It’s nearing the end of April and we’ve only been in the 90′s a couple of days.  Usually by now, we’ve had a lot of days in the 90′s, so I’m really reveling in it.

Earlier this week, a cool front blew in and it made me want to sleep outside.  But alas, it was kind of raining and I have no tent so I consoled myself with writing a bit of poetry.

A late season chill
Rides in on the gusty winds.
Windows rattle,
Trees sway,
Cool winds brush my skin.
Death to hot flashes,
At least for a day.

© Karina Lovelace, 2012

Once Upon A Mattress; Hilarity on Stage

We all had a bad week last week so to lift your spirits and try to get this week off to a good start, I thought I’d talk a little about the hilarious theatre musical, Once Upon A Mattress.

Once Upon A Mattress

Once Upon A Mattress is based on the fairy tale The Princess and the Pea. Queen Aggravain has ruled that no one in the kingdom may marry until her son, Prince Dauntless, marries, however, she has managed to sabotage every princess that comes along.

When Sir Harry and Lady Larken learn they are going to be parents, he goes on the hunt for another princess and brings back Princess Winnifred, also known as Fred to her friends.  The queen is horrified.  She begins to scheme but Winnifred, with a little help from Sir Harry, the King, and the Court Jester, is not going to be as easy to get rid of as she thinks.

Carol Burnett starred in the 2005 version but I haven’t seen that one.  I’ve only seen a high school production and seeing the kids hamming it up on stage really put a smile on my face, then and today.  We all need something to smile about these days.  I hope this does the trick.

This video, a little long at nearly 5 minutes, is the scene in which Prince Dauntless tells Winnifred that he loves her.  It starts off a little slow so hang in there because it gets better.

If you’ve been to a theatre production what was it like?  Tell me!  I’d love to hear from you.

Keep on keeping on everyone.

Karina