(hit play now; you'll know why later)
Step 1: After a long day at work, pick up baby and head home.
Step 2: At base of hill, scan horizon for hapless dogs or neighbors and make sure the coast is clear.
Step 3: Step on the gas, hard, and gun it up the hill.
Step 4: Smile as your car makes it to the top, slides around the corner and seems to be in the clear.
Step 5: Hold breath as you realize, you are not going to make it.
Step 6: Ride it out as far as possible, step on brake and regroup.
Step 7: Glance in rearview mirror and check on baby.
Step 8: Back up to level spot, put it in drive and gun it; slide sideways into ditch. BAM!
Step 9: Be thankful for bomb-proof car seat and try to convince yourself that you are daring, not an idiot!
Step 10: Repeat steps 7-9 three more times, with particular emphasis on Step 9.
Step 11: Use gravity to get the wheels pointed down hill, then hope for the best as you careen past aforementioned neighbors’ houses.
Step 12: Park car, prepare to load baby into pack, try not to curse husband who sent baby off in just pajamas and a hat, then admit to self that you did the same thing yesterday.
Step 13: Try not to let baby see that you are warm while she is cold.
Step 14: Hike baby ¼ mile up hill to house.
Part II
Step 1: It’s a brand new day. Put on empty backpack and sled ¼ mile down hill to parked car.
Step 2: Load up baby’s gear and strap car seat to sled.
Step 3: Hike back up to the house and give husband baby gear.
Step 4: Feed baby, shower, dress for work, then pull sledding clothes on over work clothes.
Step 5: Say goodbye to baby, say goodbye to husband, insert earbuds and hit play on "Blue Mind"
...got no time, got no mind, follow the line in my life, no time to think,
time for sleep? no! time to sink way into the blue deep...
Step 6: Exhale, get back on sled, enjoy the ride.
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