Sit in that six lane backed up traffic
Horns are honking, I've about had it
I'm looking for an exit sign
Gotta get out of here, get it all off my mind
And like a memory from your grandpa's attic
A song comes slippin through the radio static
Changing my mood, a little George Strait 1982
Chorus
And it makes me wanna take a back road
Makes me wanna take the long way home
Put a little gravel in my travel
Unwind, unravel all night long
Makes me wanna grab my honey
Tear down some two-lane country, who knows
Get lost and get right with my soul
Makes wanna take, makes me wanna
Take a back road
- Rodney Atkins
so some of you may be wondering why i am using a song for yet another entry. it may seem silly, but you will understand why in a few moments i promise.
sitting at a dead stop in four lane traffic, horns are honking non stop. flairs are placed on the road, damn it, it looks like another accident. i have just about had it with this city traffic and with people flipping me the bird, showing that i am number one, for driving safely. when my favorite song comes on the radio, changing my mood, i bust out in song, the cars in front of me start moving, and i make it to work fashionably early. it is just another day, breathe in, breathe out. everything will be okay. it has only been two hours, already there is infant throw up on my shirt, a toddler has pooped through their clothes and down their leg, i have cleaned up after two meals, i have washed at least one hundred and thirty dishes, mopped the floors, and taken out a lifetimes worth of trash. when i have just about had it and am ready to pull my hair out, that Taylor Swift song spews over the radio causing a spasm in my legs and my heart giving me the adrenaline to dance. it is addicting, really. here i am five minutes later on my knees doing a puppet show to see the contagious smiles on those little baby jack o lanterns faces as we all dance to the locomotion and "baby dance and play" cd's that you go home singing for days. which, can get rather annoying but it makes you smile because the kids love them. i can take another six hours hours of this no problem however, the fun doesn't last long when fifteen toddlers are fighting over who had what toy first, one is pushing another, one has tripped while running to get a toy etc...after the thirtieth diaper change reaction and getting poop on my latex gloves, among other things, like in this Rodney Atkins song, it is moments like those when i am looking for an exit sign, a five minute stretch to get away and get it all of my mind, only to get an inkling to pull out the stickers and see the illumination on the kids faces when they get to pick out a flower, spider man, star, or smiley face sticker. to find refreshment in hearing a baby giggle while another runs over with their arms in the air to pick them up for a hug or hands me a toy to play with them. it melts my heart. it is moments like these that take away the stress and it is all worth it. i just want to stay longer, take a back road, and scoop every little monster up and hug them all. moments like these happen consistently throughout the day. they are the rainbow that comes after the storm every single day that makes me love my job and not mind sitting in traffic every day to make it there on time to see those happy faces. let me tell you, i don't have any trouble getting to sleep at night anymore. i am about half way exhausted before i even eat dinner. crazy, but true, i love every minute of my semi chaotic full of random excitement, caring, loving, life.
i hope that everyone has a refreshing labor day free of work, loaded with love and fun.
love, mandi
