The Trip to Grandma's House

We lived on the outskirts of town, probably about ten miles from Grandma's house.  In winter the old 1928 Ford did not start for our Sunday visit to Grandma. Momma wrapped the two babies on the toboggan and it was pulled by Daddy. Momma and the other four of us followed behind as we travelled down the road on that crispy winter's day.   The exciting and scarey part of the trip was the climb up and over the footbridge that crossed over the railway yard.  There were two hundred steps up--a long climb for little legs.  Once on top we could see the whole world. 
Most terrifying and exciting was when and old coal engine would pass under us.  We would stand over the path of the smoke stack of the train and get showered with hot cinders. 
From the top of the world we could see Grandma waving to us from her house.

Roberta Kerr