Sally's bright blue eyes brimmed with joy. Every direction she turned, children laughed with delight, squealed as the icy white powder found its way under their snowsuits to their bare skin, and roared with excitement as they raced down the hill on their sleds. She loved to make kids happy, and this day was filled with them.
Her happiness shone even greater as the parents joined the fun, and more than one onlooker remembered later how the hostess' face beamed as she observed the activities. No one suggested that she get on a sleigh, however. No one, except her youngest lad. "Are you coming down on the toboggan, Mum?" His eyes were wide as he begged.
She reached out and straightened his knit cap. "Maybe on the next run, sweetheart. You show me how it's done. Go on, now, with your brothers and sisters." Her eyes twinkled mischievously as her turned to leave, and she playfully swatted him on his well-padded bum. She chuckled as he jumped, knowing he didn't really feel it. "Have fun!" she called out.
While her children rode the toboggan, Sally walked across the top of the hill to where their neighbors had made a slick snowmobile trail the day before. If I'm going down the hill, she thought, we're going to set the distance record. When her children returned a few minutes later, she waved them over to her spot.
"Let's go, children! Let's set the distance record! I'll be the anchor. Here we go!"
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Mack D. Ames
Educator & writer in Maine, USA. Real name Bill MacD, partly. Mid50s. Dry humor. Emotional. Cynical. Sinful. Forgiven. Thankful. One wife, two teen sons, one male dog. Baritone. BoSox fan. LOVE baseball, Agatha Christie, history, & Family.
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