Once they were in the car and on the way down the long dirt road and everything was settled…pillow to one side, backpack to the other side, cooler on the floor and Violet in the middle; both mother and daughter were smiling.
“We will have so much fun! And I am so excited to see your uncle and to go shopping and dress up and go out and oh it will be so fun.”
Violet thought it was pretty nice to see her mother so excited, it was not often that she was just bubbling over with happiness and chatting away. At the road, at the mailbox, they turned to the right and headed the same way that they would go to swim and camp; in fact they would drive right past it on the way to the highway.
“Ok Violet, open up that cooler and see what we have for breakfast.”
“Ok!” Violet leaned down and pulled the cooler lid back and peeked inside she found a lot of fun stuff and even napkins. There were bagels, and cream cheese, and even a plastic knife; smoked salmon, fresh grapes, both red and green; small boxes of orange juice and of chocolate milk. Chocolate chip, oatmeal cookies; and even some cheese and crackers.
“Wow mom, there is a LOT of stuff in here! What do you want first?”
“How about you fix us each a bagel with some cream cheese and salmon. You can pass mine to me in a napkin when it is ready, and you can place the cooler lid on your lap like a table.”
“This is fun!” Violet quickly made two bagels with cream cheese and salmon, and passed one to her mom along with a carton of orange juice. She selected a carton of chocolate milk for herself and closed the cooler back up. Before long they passed Uncle Lacey and Aunt Ellie and Sara’s house and then not long after that the swimming place. As they drove along the winding river they could see the water falls, and the smooth clear surface of the river and every now and then some birds. ©
