My son had a birthday/New Year's party to attend yesterday. I was unfamiliar with the address for the party, but the kids looked it up on Mapquest before we left. We easily found the address, but were a bit stumped once we did. There was the 911 sign with the house number, a mailbox, and a dirt road. All around us were peanut fields.
The dirt road was marked by three very large potholes, full of water from our recent rain, which looked all but impassable in my Nissan Altima. We pulled over to think about our options. To free up space on his phone, ds had deleted multiple messages, including the girl's phone number for the party. We got out to look at the dirt path, to determine if it was at all passable. I entertained the possibility of going home to get our truck, which has 4-wheel drive.
We decided that with a bit of rodeo driving, we could probably make it around these potholes, and the road from there on looked good. Slowly we started our approach. To the left of this pot hole, swing wide, to the right of this one, around that one, looking good. We made it!
We proceeded on to the barn, still not at all sure where we were going. At the barn, it was clear we weren't going any further with the car. Ds and I got out to walk, and see if we could find the house. We walked down a straight away, enjoying the peace and quiet while looking at the deer tracks. The road curved again, and at this point we really didn't know where we were going.
A couple more curves and straight aways, and the road ended at a little blue house. We hesitated; was this the right house? Oh goodness, they have a dog. Is he friendly? The dog ran to the end of his yard, then sat and considered us for a moment. When he ran up, sniffing our shoes, and whining, I decided we were friends. He was adorable! Jet black, with a basset hound body, lab head, and huge basset paws. He was as friendly as he was cute. I think we made his day, as he danced around our feet and enjoyed lots of head rubs.
We walked up to the house, escorted by their friendly dog. Unfortunately, the party had been cancelled, as the girl had gotten sick. (a lot of that going around lately) We gave our condolences, and headed back to the car, accompanied by a very friendly, mismatched black dog.
At the car, we introduced the pup to our dog Sweet Pea. They liked each other right away. I'd love to get the two of them together for a play date one day. Dodging pot holes once again, we safely made it out onto the paved road. Although the party was a loss, I can't say the day was after all. We learned to navigate multiple pot holes, got in a good walk, and met a really cute pup. Next time we head there, we know a few things; bring the camera, leave time to enjoy the scenery on their long driveway, and drive the truck!
God Bless,
Chela
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