What if the flight over or back is unsuccessful; what if the 'safest mode of travel? wipes out four members of her family? Gramma knew what her own grandmother would have done and she followed those examples most of her life. Setting fears aside and facing the unknown, she chaperones three grandsons through adventures and discoveries.

Colby's writing is the catalyst for the trip but he is too young to travel alone. His Gramma, older brother Ryan, and cousin Dylan join him on the trek to New York City. The lifetime residents of the Pacific Northwest find excitement, storms, and emotional growth in their adventures. If My Wishes Were Horses follows the four family members through life's extremes: hard choices, devastating deaths, and joyous love.