It is only the end of October and I'm already sick of driving Jacob back and forth to school every day. Up and down the same stretch of road twice a day, five days a week is so tedious. I've started counting things light the stop lights to keep my mind going. (There are 10.) I guess it doesn't help that I'm also stuck listening to the same song over and over again every day at Jacobs request. Emily went through the same thing but I wasn't stuck drivng her to school listening to it Every Single Day. It was only the days we went out on errands or whatever that we listened.
I've noticed how many store fronts are empty. Way too many. There are too many car dealerships down this stretch of road. Maybe I'll count them today. The full service gas stations I would like to be able to stop at are all Cash Only, so that stinks. It's become a major highway but you still can see where it started by a few scattered homes that still exist and have not been turned into business'. Every once in awhile I notice something I hadn't before. It's funny how often I seem to be stopped in the exact spot at each light each day. It's tough to see anything new then.
I noticed a stretch of the road has brand new beautiful classic street lights along both sides. It's easy to tell as the concrete around the lights is much brighter and cleaner, hence newer, than the rest of the sidewalk. There are so many stores and shops. But none of which I really feel a need to go check out. I'm not one who gets my hair and nails done so those places are out. My husband takes the car when it needs servicing so those places hold no interest to me. I don't often send flowers or require the services of a DJ. Sure, who wouldn't love some new furniture but we need to save some for that. I'm not a big window shopper. If I need something I go get it. But I do have to eat so maybe some of the restaurants I'll get to.
J & R's restaurant we have been to and that is the biggest tease most days. My husband can tell you I'm big on smells and notice them like crazy even when no one else does. Certain afternoons if the cooking and the wind are right, that yummy smell wafting out of J & R's is so, so good. I can almost taste my cheeseburger with big fat steak fries and onion straws. My favorite meal there. Of course whatever I've got planned for dinner can't hold up to it but we can't go to J & R's every day. One of the best parts of getting out being I didn't have to prepare the food. But that also makes it a treat when we go. Especially when we let the big kids watch the little ones and go without them.
I was stuck driving the same way back and forth for years and it never bothered me like taking Jake to school does. I guess there's a little more to it. I am stuck in a car with a chatty, hyper 4 year old now. Then, it was a little slice of freedom driving off myself blasting any type of music I wanted. No one to worry about but me. Now, my baby is tasting his first slice of freedom away from me and loving every minute of it. I have no choice but to smile and wave goodbye as I leave him every single day. And I'm off to ponder my place in this world as my mommy duties are changing because he's grown up too fast. As they all do.
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