In 1992, when I was eight-years-old, my family lived in Des Moines, Iowa. I was a lonely little boy, not having any friends to play with. I spent most of my time playing Nintendo, and taking my short-legged brown dog for walks. My dad sometimes found time in his busy schedule to take me to Sailorville Lake, about twenty minutes from our house, where we would spend hours fishing.

My dad's work had transferred him from Sioux City to Des Moines to manage a men's retail store. Although we had only been living in Des Moines for a couple of years, it felt like eternity for a boy of eight. I hated Des Moines with its noisy streets and crowded back yards.

One night in late September while we were eating dinner my dad announced to my sister and I, "Kids, I know you two just got settled in to school, but we are not going to be staying here much longer. I have been transferred back to Sioux City."

After dinner, I went to bed and began dreaming about the fun times I was going to have again with all of my old friends. "Ye Ha!" Zoom, down the street on my bike towing my friend behind on his skateboard. It was great; all the other kids were watching and getting ready for their turn to race down the street. After the race down the street, we went into my house and had Kool-Aid and cookies. Waking up the next morning I kissed my dad goodbye and he left for Sioux City.

After about choking on my hot dog I turned to my dad.

"Alright!" I screamed, "You are the best dad in the whole wide world."

I have been living in Sioux City for about ten years now, and I still think it is the best town in the world. Even when all of my childhood friends left for college or to earn a living, I have not had any problems becoming friends with other people in Sioux City.

She admitted that Des Moines was not her favorite place to live either. I pulled my head out from the pillows. We smiled at each other as our short-legged brown dog struggled to jump on the bed. As I helped him onto the bed, my sister and I started to laugh. We both agreed that as long as we had each other life, in Des Moines would not be unbearable.

A week passed and we were finally back to the town I loved so dearly, Sioux City. It did not take long to get in touch with my old friends. When we pulled up to our driveway, all of my friends were there waiting fo

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