All shook up

A well'a bless my soul,

what'sa wrong with me?

I'm itchin' like a man on a fuzzy tree,

my friends say I'm actin as wild as bug,

I'm in love,

I'm all shook up

mm mm mm

(Elvis Presley)

I was all shook up on Saturday when I managed to run down my own son at 30mph. I'd dropped him off and as I was coming back he stepped out into the road 3 feet in front of me. Thankfully he only had a grazed elbow*, and the severe embarrassment of knowing that he would teased at school.

I was shaken by the experience and have stayed at home all weekend knitting, craving dullness and hoping for a total lack of excitement for the rest of my life.

* As he was OK, the paramedics, the police and the hospital staff all found it very funny. I probably should have entitled this some "Mothers do 'Ave 'em" but I never enjoyed that programme so Elvis gets the nod instead.