Kids are like dogs, Sometimes

Thursday's beautiful weather in mid-Nebraska had many of us shedding our winter coats and long-sleeved shirts for something a bit risque for this time of the year. Why? Because we finally hit above 60 degrees and the wind wasn't blowing more than 30 mph.

Since the weather has decided to act like spring, the vehicles are decidedly warmer than before with the heat beating through the windows. Personally, I would like to act like a cat and curl up in the sun. Not my kids though. I unrolled the windows and they stuck their heads out like a Labrador retriever, minus the slobber. There is something about wind rushing around your face and the free feeling it gives you. It is different from letting the 30mph wind whip around you when you are standing in the yard. In the car, you choose to let the wind whip through your hair like fingers. You gasp for a delighted bit of breath that gives you thrills in the pit of your stomach as it feels like you are drinking the air. It simply feels wonderful.

It doesn't matter to the kids that they get wind blown, that they could be scrapping bugs off their teeth (or worse, swallow one). The kids are free for those brief seconds with their heads out the windows. No worries about school or homework or chores to be done. This experience is a pure moment of childhood that a person needs to experience some time.

SO, I did it. It was fun. Regardless that I dried out my contact's and had my curly hair in knots, I did enjoy it. The best part was that my kids were laughing with me.