Today’s moment occurred while we were at the dump. That’s right, the dump. What could be more beautiful than trash, especially trash in my lovely new car? Okay, it had nothing to do with the actual trash. Before leaving the house I always make sure Tessie goes potty, as a rule. Occasionally, however, once on the road she will insist she has to go potty, like right now! So of course, that is just what she did on the way to the dump. There were no ideal places to pull over for a “nature pee” so I just kept urging Tes to hold on and we pulled into the dump. Lo and Behold, the dump had a porta-potty. Now don’t be concerned, my moment of beauty did not happen in the porta-potty, it was parked next to it.
As we pulled up close to the porta-potty we couldn’t help but notice the giant yellow tractor that was parked right next to our car. The kids’ jaws dropped. I had to remind Tes that she had to use the rest room. Christian sat in his car seat just staring. By the time Tes and I returned to the car Christian was chanting “Tractor, tractor, tractor!”
It got even better; the transfer station attendant walked over while we were admiring the machine and climbed up into the cab. The kids almost almost lost their marbles as the tractor roared to life. He drove it over to one of the trash compartments and started packing down the trash bags. Tessie was so excited she couldn’t even speak, which, believe me, is a rare occurrence. Christian’s eyes grew wider than I thought possible. “Cool, mama!”
As we drove away the kids were chatting in the back about the tractor. I glanced back in the rear view mirror and smiled. Watching my kids bonding over the dump-yard tractor was pretty special. Who knew the dump could be so beautiful.
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