When I was a kid, I was always one of those who sat on the school bus watching out the window for one of those big trucks to pull alongside. I would then raise up in the seat, put my arm up in the air beside my head and pull down twice like a trucker would their horn. I would giggle so much when one would see me and honk. How tickled was I that I could show my kids this little trick and get so much laughter and joy out of it?! After dinner, we walk out to the car while my husband is paying the bill and wait for each truck to pull up so we can get in our stance. It is so exciting! To some it may just fall under the funny category, but to me there is more...the waiting gives me the same delight that I used to have watching my dad's airplanes slowly roll down the runway to turn around and then come flying down for the amazing takeoff. My kids seem to be in that same frame of mind when they see the trucks. Very quiet, hold your breath, two pulls, honk-honk!!
This is one memory that will always stand out among the rest, a memory of all of my babies smiling at once with their mommy :)
The boys sit on the front porch and do that to the trucks coming off 481! It is like second nature to them now.They hear a big rig coming and the arm automatically goes up! Too funny!
ReplyDeleteThat's why you never talked to "us" (the other bus kids!). We all thought you were just a snob! You were actually looking for trucks?? So weird! j/k At least you find some excitement in life.
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I always talked to you Roger..you were my favorite "other bus kid" :)
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