Wetwipes and the Roadside Dream

Well we made it home. Think we will stay for a while.

On the way we stopped at Humpty's to eat and Connor told us a story about how him and Sam were on a team and Ethan and Ben were on a team. Ethan and Ben got diarrhea and then they lost. Wah Wah Waaaahh. That's the sound he made after he told the story. Apparently he saw it on Backyardigans. That's the sound they make when something bad happens. Man did we laugh.

When the kids ate there snacks Carolyn gave them wet wipes to clean up. When she took them out and the smell hit me it must have been a combination of being on the road and the smell but it took me back to when I was a kid and Mom used to always have them in the car. She would use them at rest stops all the time. She would get out and take off her glasses and wipe her face and then turn it to the sun and just smile. She was most likely thanking God for the sunshine and the health to enjoy it. My Mom is beautiful. She has the ability to take so much pleasure out of those little moments. That must be one of the reasons that Dad loved her so much.

About 20 minutes north of Kamloops there is a property that somehow has captured my attention. We have driven past it a few times now and it just seems like the perfect place to live. It is 40 acres of land situated right along the river. The river winds and is really wide there. At this time of year the water is fairly low and there is a lot of sandbars. There is a main house made of logs with a red metal roof. It is a two story with two small windows upstairs. There is a large barn and two smaller ones sort of spread out along the property. It also has what looks like a smaller house as well. Probably a one bedroom guest house. All the buildings are log construction with the red metal roof. It has corrals on the property and all the fences are panted white. There are no old tractors and broken down machinery anywhere to be seen. As my dad would say "Everything looked tickity boo". I think that means there was nothing out of place. When we drove by there was a kid riding his bike down the lane from the house to the barn and there was a dog running along beside him. I want that place. I want that to be my kid riding his bike with his dog. Maybe on his way down to the river to play in his tree fort that we made. I want there to be horses in the pasture and a pony for Cadence. I wanna see her calling the pony over with her little cowboy boots on. I want my boys to complain that they have to go clean the stalls instead of complaining that they are tired of their video games and want new ones. I wanna stand on that riverbank with the wind on my face knowing that the land I stand on is mine, and when I am gone it will belong to my kids and their kids.

But that's not gonna happen cause I am broke and that place would cost more then I will make in my lifetime. Instead I will rent a house in town and my kids wont know what its like to grow up with more to do then play video games and "hang out" with their friends. Guess I will have to try harder to make them realize there is more to life then that heh?