Ye Olde Paper Route

Original Post Date: December 16, 2006

I used to have a paper route. I had it up until I started college. So yeah, that's been 10 years ago. (Speaking of...I just realized I had my wisdom teeth out 10 years ago. Wow. 10 years sans wisdom. That explains a lot!) Anyway, we still have the paper route in the family. It's bigger than when I did it, and the papers are all morning papers now, but my dad does it before he goes to work. Well, my dad is sick with the flu or something equally nasty right now. My brother usually does the route when Dad can't, but he's up in the mountains this weekend.

So it fell to my mom, my sister, and me to deliver the papers this morning. Picture this: My mom has an arthritic knee and all sorts of problems stemming from that. My sister is just getting over the flu, and I'm just getting over a sinus infection. So there we are, driving up and down the street, jumping out with armfuls of papers. Must have been quite a sight. Of course, it was five freaking thirty in the morning!!!!!!!!! My sister can sometimes chuck the paper out the window of the car and get it on the porch. I have to get out of the car and walk almost up to the porch before I can throw the paper. I think I got one from the sidewalk, but it was a clear shot. It's hard to toss the papers this time of year. Too easy to take out a Christmas decoration.

Thank goodness it wasn't TOO cold this morning. And we got done in about half an hour and then I went back to bed for several more hours. Sometimes it's cool to relive the past, but when it comes to paper routes, I'm happy to have moved on!!!!!!!!!!!!