Dancing in the Car

When I was in junior high and high school I went to schools in Torrance even though I lived in Carson. Because of this I never walked to school (for obvious reasons) and my mom had to drive me to school. I didn't get my license or a car until I was a senior in high school so my poor mom had to drive me every day until then. I remember that she used to turn the radio up and dance in the car. This, of course, embarrassed me something awful! I used to say with the most attitude I could muster as a teenage girl, "M-o-m!" She eventually would stop so as not to embarrass me too much. I've always held on to this memory as something funny my mom used to do to me.
After today this memory has a new meaning. One that I'm sure my mom will appreciate.
For the past two days we have been listening to Seth's MP3 player in the car. Seth is happy because he gets to hold the MP3 player and play DJ. I'm happy because there's less "boy noise" in the car. Yesterday, after picking up Levi from Amy's house Seth turns the music on and all three boys start dancing around in the car. All 3 of them are bobbing their heads and pumping their arms. I'm looking in the rear view mirror and a smile suddenly bursts onto my face. I can't help it. It's pure joy. They are having the time of their lives. Turning up the radio and just being care-free. And all of a sudden I find myself singing along with them and dancing around myself. Today we did the same thing. And it hit me. One day I will be driving them to school and a good song will come on the radio and I will turn it up and dance and they will say with all the attitude that they can muster, "M-o-m!" and I will stop dancing.
And so, as my friends with older kids always say, I will treasure the days I have with them when they do think I'm fun, they laugh at my jokes, they want to dance in the car with me. I'll remember the past two days during the times when they are fighting each other and don't want to go to sleep or clean their rooms. And I'll keep dancing in the car in hopes that they'll remember the fun we used to have!