You Can Blog About Me…an update on motoring mom

May 10th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under

The phone rings and I can see on the caller I.D that it’s my mom.

“Hello,” I answer

“Hi. What are you doing?”

“I’m working. What are you doing?” I’m distracted by a client’s email that just popped up in my inbox.

“I called to to tell you that you can go ahead and blog about me again.”

I forget my client. Nobody’s ever called to say I can blog about them. In fact it’s usually quite the opposite. I get things like, “You can’t blog what I just told you.” Or, “That better not find its way into Shout.” One of my favorite little dittos came via email the other night when I blogged something and within minutes had an email from the Graphic Goddess who asked, “Girl, how much cold medicine have you taken tonight?”

“I can blog about you?” I asked Mom a little tentatively just to make sure I heard her correctly. “What is it about you that I can blog?” Better to ask up front than to just take this at face value.

“I just passed my motorcycle license test,” she said.

“Yahooooo,” I sang. “Congratulations. I’m so excited for you.”

Thanks to everyone who left comments here to encourage her, and to family and friends who harrassed her in-person or via e-mail. I know she’d deny it, but I’m sure it helped.

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Comment by Amy on 10 May 2008:

CONGRATULATIONS! May you have lots of safe (its the mommy in me)fun! I will be looking for you on the roads! And it is indeed an inspiration to all of us who have goals to reach and who are still watching their older role models! With lots of love, Amy
Comment by Shiela on 10 May 2008:

YEAH MOM! Now go forth and dominate the highways and scenic backroads. And send Tricia pix of your adventures - she may blog about them too and then we can all live the dream!
Comment by Mrs. G. on 10 May 2008:

Go mom! I’ll be watching for you on the open road.
Comment by donna on 10 May 2008:

Thanks to all for the support. Went riding today and had so much fun. Thanks for all the encouragement. See you on the highways, and yes, Shiela I will send pix to Tricia. She will keep you all informed.
Comment by Laura on 12 May 2008:

never doubted you for a moment super mom…..
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