reminiscence


when i was about five years old maybe six, my mother took my sister and i sledding. when we’d get to the bottom of the hill, my mom would haul my sister and i back up. we were sledding for about an hour and a half, or maybe two hours. my mom then pulls us in our sled back to our house. we were crossing the field and when i looked up i noticed that there were about a dozen cows following us. my sister rachel and i got my mom’s attention. the cows were only about 10 away. she started to pull faster but the cows also, picked up speed. my mom stopped and got infront of my sister and i. a bull, came right up to her. she yelled at the bull and it suddenly jeered backwards. all the cows then ran off a few yards away. my mom picked up the rope to the sled and ran us home. i remember that night thanking god for my mom…and then wondering if she was superhuman.
i still think she might be.



