The carnival was up in the mall parking lot last week. As a matter of fact, they just left on Sunday. You know what this means. Spring is here and so are the carnies. More interesting than last year, I swear! How can they not be? Anyway, seeing the glowing lights of the Ferris Wheel reminded me of each of you.
The children begged as usual, day and night, "Can we please just go this one time?" It's never one time, is it? It's every time we drive by which is practically every time we leave the house. History truly does repeat itself. Does it surprise you to hear then that Jeff promised to take them? I didn't think so.
Of course making THE promise ushered in the cold winds, rainy days, and generally poor timing of a trip on the one nice day we had. Still, the children and Jeff felt betrayed. I suggested we take them for just a couple of rides, a sugar and grease loaded carnival snack washed down with either an overly sour or overly sweet glass of lemonade. The elephant ear dripped butter and made little white clouds of powdered sugar every time a piece was torn off. The lemonade was strong enough to put hair on your chest.I am beginning to appreciate this chapter in our lives even though it plays out every spring. It's funny to see Xander race off for the gigantic slide and fun house... the two places he avoided for fear he'd loose his life or our hands in the crowd. Eva, fearless, brave Eva is now the one who cowers at the site of the spinning tea cups and prefers the circular path of the motorcycles and circus horses of the carousel. It is a chapter that marks time.
All that just to tell you that the carnival has once again arrived.
With Great Affection,
Heather
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