House on Kentucky Ave

I moved from Colusa to Woodland when I was about 19 I believe, my Dad had a job for me working with him out at the Knaggs ranch, Mom and Pop lived in the large house on Kentucky, with the half circular driveway, the long spacious porch with the wide steps that were perfect for the kids to sit on and get in the way, how about the large front door, with the awesome brass hardware. As you walk in, the hardwood floors, large living room with fireplace and the opening into the large dining area where we would all enjoy many of Moms delicious meals was awesome, going back farther was the ball room, I had never been in a house with a ball room in my life, kids dug it, cause they could run and slide on the hardwood floors, till they were told to go outside and play, back then, the kids never walked in the house, they ran, seems like they were always enjoying themselves and it seemed like you could always tell which kids were in the house, just by the way they laughed. My kids thoroughly enjoyed being at Grandma and Grandpas house with all their cousins, the memories the kids shared with their cousins developed a strong bond between them that has followed them into adulthood. As you walk through the rest of the house, the five bedrooms, three bathrooms, large pantry, good size kitchen, long hall way, three porches and to top it off, a large spooky wine cellar, The house was surrounded by a tomato field, it was not for everybody, but I dug the smell of the tomato plants. Hell if you wanted a fresh tomato, you could walk out to the back yard and pick one.
I don't think anyone can think about that house with out thinking about the water fights, volley ball games, crack the whip and other games, all the laughter, the food, Moms ice tea, the parties and most of all, Mom and Pop and family and it seemed like on the weekends, I'd be driving to Mom and Pops and I'd see the kids heading over to Kentucky Market to get their candy.
I spent many Sundays sitting on the front porch, sipping ice tea and listening to Mom and Pop telling their stories about the old days, it was even better when some of the older folks had spent the night and would talk about the good old days. Having a beer and talking to Tia Chana and Tio Ray was always fun, I can still picture him rubbing his hands together and teasing Tia Chana about something, my Tia would just say "oh you don't know what your talking about" Belinda and I loved having a cold one with them.
I remember going to work with Pop in the morning, I'd eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for breakfast, I know, weird huh. Eating Moms tacos out in the field was always my highlight of the day. Hell, coming home from that hot dusty field, a shower and eating Moms delicious food was also a highlight of my day, I guess you could say, eating Moms food was a highlight of my life.