Do all kids get excited about seeing the garbage truck come rumbling down the street? We hear the unmistakable beeps and booms and everyone charges through the house in a mad dash to the couch to watch from the front window as the big metal monster creaks to a stop in front of our house. The trash guy waves as he wheels our cans over to the truck and sets them in front of the loading bin. The kids watch in awe as he walks around to press a button that lifts the cans over the top, then bangs them out- bang! Bang! Bang! Then the cans are lowered down, and our trash guy wheels them back over to their place at our curb, smiling and waving at the excited kids in the window.
Since Zoe was just a few months old, she has loved this Thursday morning ritual. And I think our trash guy likes it too- he always looks for her in the window and sends genuine waves of cheer. We've had the same trash guy smiling at us since the first time, and I wonder if he had to chuckle when one Thursday morning, there were two smiling faces peeking over the top of the couch.
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I too have become conscious of Trash Day when I am visiting. The first time I saw the Mommy and the Daddy getting all excited on what seemed like an ordinary morning, I had no idea what was going on. Now I know! The kids love it and the trash guy does, too.
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