Today was June’s ‘go-time’ and it was just one day. I do not have to leave my house again until July 19 for my next haircut. I have a little bit reluctantly, accepted my life as a homebound person but I’m not sure that my Mom has really accepted it and that kind of stinks. Today, as we were leaving the salon from getting our haircuts and my wax.
I was just about ready to ride up the ramp when my Mom said, “Punch it, Margaret!” I immediately started to laugh, got into the car out of the wind and then I had to tell her the significance of that commercial!!!
I have not seen this commercial in more than 30 years! This commercial is me and my aunt Rita! When we would get out of her driveway, she would put the car in to drive and let me hold the gearshift and she would place her hand over mine, and then that was my cue to say,”Punch, it, Margaret!”
I remember at my young age, I thought I was actually doing the driving, and I thought we were driving at the fastest speed in the world! I was in high school and I told someone that I know all of the gears for driving a shift, and I demonstrated them with my left hand. (Remember that I was NOT the one driving! I was just sitting in the passenger seat while my aunt drove). I’m left-handed anyway! I just remember that that guy asked me, kind of incredulously, “You know how to drive a stick?!”
Then I had to tell him ‘no’ ashamedly. But telling him my memory with my aunt Rita made me smile just to like it made me smile today when I told my Mom about it:
