Life in the Fast Lane.

Handsfree... hmmm?? Does that mean speaker phone counts? Because technically when I use my speaker phone I'm still holding my phone and it's pretty darn close to my face when I do, otherwise I really can't hear who I'm talking to.

I do appreciate the new law. Now I can put that stinking little ear piece on that falls off if I even turn my head just a smidge. It fits perfectly where my sunglasses like to rest upon my ear and it frees up yet another one of my hands to grab whatever it is my kids drop on the floor and expect me to blindly find otherwise they will scream to the high heavens!

I've learned that when we get to the car and I buckle Haley, I then give her anything she could possibly need on our 5 minute car ride to the grocery store. As I get in and look in my mirror I can barely see Haley under her TWO babies that she insisted we bring! She also has her Mimic (milk) tucked next to her on the right and her purse, book and Yummy on the left. As I put the car in reverse and then grab my sunglasses from my visor it clicks in my head to grab Haley's glasses from my purse, wedge my foot on the break and lean back and put them on her face.

"Okay girls, are we ready??"
"How come Haley gets all of that stuff?!"
"Here are your glasses Tae. Haley needs all of that stuff because she isn't as big as you. She can't just enjoy the ride."
"Yeah Haley, you're just a baby not a BIG GIRL like me!"
"I'm not BABY!! No Tae Tae!! NO! I'm BIG GIRL TOO!!"
"That enough girls! Tae don't tease Haley, tell her she is a big girl too."
Through clenched teeth, "You're a big girl too Haley."
"Yeah Tae, I'm Big Girl too!"

As we finally depart I take a deep breath and know that it's only just begun...
By the time we have reached the grocery store Haley has managed to drop each baby twice, hand me her Mimic, have me unzip her purse, find a pen in my own purse for her to draw in her book and open up her yummy!

Driving while talking on the phone is not dangerous, driving with kids in the car is! So while you are thinking "Hang up and drive!" of the jerk driving in front of you, be more aware of the Mom driving with her knee and reaching into her backseat!