Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Riding Dirty
For the past few (okay seven) years, Rich has had the luxury of a company car. This has meant a fast, sweet, up-to-date ride from him every two years.
It's a really, really clean car.
Meanwhile, I've been driving our minivan:
The Kid-Shleper-Mobile...You know, another thing they never mention in the parenting books.
Most parents have a Kid-Shelper-Mobile, although yours might not be a mini-van.
I guarantee at some point it will be dirty. Really dirty. And for the all the ice cream in the world, you will at an utter loss to explain how candy wrappers ended up under the passenger seat. How your child spilled milk from "leak proof" sippy cups all over the floor. And frankly, there is no explanation why boys feet smell soooo bad after sports and why it is still there the next day.
I confess that I've made an exasperated peace with my dirty mini-van.
Along with the dirt, my mini van is filled with laughter on the way to soccer games. It's filled with the tales of many, many trips and adventures. Now that summer as arrived, there is sand on the floor from our times at the parks and swimming spots. I am sure if you listen closely, there are echos of Veggie Tale songs, now replaced with the much cooler radio station 95.5.
Mostly, my mini van is filled with love.
It's a really, really clean car.
Meanwhile, I've been driving our minivan:
The Kid-Shleper-Mobile...You know, another thing they never mention in the parenting books.
Most parents have a Kid-Shelper-Mobile, although yours might not be a mini-van.
I guarantee at some point it will be dirty. Really dirty. And for the all the ice cream in the world, you will at an utter loss to explain how candy wrappers ended up under the passenger seat. How your child spilled milk from "leak proof" sippy cups all over the floor. And frankly, there is no explanation why boys feet smell soooo bad after sports and why it is still there the next day.
I confess that I've made an exasperated peace with my dirty mini-van.
Along with the dirt, my mini van is filled with laughter on the way to soccer games. It's filled with the tales of many, many trips and adventures. Now that summer as arrived, there is sand on the floor from our times at the parks and swimming spots. I am sure if you listen closely, there are echos of Veggie Tale songs, now replaced with the much cooler radio station 95.5.
Mostly, my mini van is filled with love.
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