Punky's Impeccable Timing

We decided to grab a quick dinner at the local diner tonight and Punky had a shining moment in the process: she embarrassed both of her parents, at the same time, in public...and she's not even two.  I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later...

We've all been sick for what seems like forever, but that's another post entirely and believe me it's coming...one extremely long, rant and rave, bitch and moan, grunt and groan post will follow in the days to come.  Just warning you.  Anyway, like all kids eventually do, Punky recently discovered nose picking.  I suppose being sick and stuffed up presented the perfect opportunity to learn the skill.  She has almost perfected it to an art form.  She can do just about anything one-handed while the other digs for gold.  And once in a while, she strikes some.

There we were, sitting in the restaurant, and just as the waitress headed over to take our order...Punky's finger took the plunge.  That in itself would have been embarrassing enough, but it turned out to be a lucky pick and her finger reappeared with a little something gross on the end of it.  Just to add insult to injury, Punky felt the need to hold her finger up and announce to everyone in earshot what she had.

"Boogie! Mommy! Boogie! Daddy! Boogie! Finger!" she yelled as she swung her finger back and forth between us to show off her treasure.

Punky's dad and I locked eyes for a split second and shared in the horror of the moment.  I could hear the muffled chuckles in the background as complete strangers enjoyed our humiliation.  The teenage waitress stood there patiently while I scrambled for a napkin and cleaned the tip of Punky's finger, but the look on her face seemed to score one for abstinence.

I know, it's only the beginning...