Superheroes

Perhaps you are wondering why my blog is named Pack Mule Mama. It's quite simple, really. It's my superhero persona.

A couple-three years ago, there was a TV show on called, "So You Want to be a Superhero." We ended up watching it weekly, drawn to it in that bizarre sort of way....you can't stand to watch it, and yet you can't stand not to watch it. We found it quite entertaining.

Not long after that, we were camping in Pisgah National Forest, sitting around the campfire at night. As often happens around the campfire...we get creative. Sometimes it's Charades, sometimes it's "let's see what cool things we can burn," this time it was....So You Want to be a Superhero. We all had to reveal/adopt our superhero persona.

Because she at times really doesn't want to deal with people, Mary dubbed herself "The Excommunicator." Amy calls herself "Velcro Girl" because of her desire to be near her parents. Wayne became "Bicycle Repairman" for obvious reasons. Since I am always the one who ends up carrying everyone's junk on outings (how does that happen, anyway?), I am known as "Pack Mule Mama." Recently, we have inducted Sienna to hero-dom also. Since she has the capacity to take up much more space on the couch than any dog her size needs, she is now "Expando."

What's funny is how we remember these alter-egos and use them to our advantage. Mary may have a day where she declares herself done with humans...that's OK...she is the Excommunicator after all. Amy starts thinking about leaving home for college and gets nostalgic...no problem...she is Velcro Girl. Right now Sienna is kicking me for still more room on the couch...she is Expando!

My superhero cape is a saddle blanket.