I didn't feel up to the the usual pick-up-kids-make-dinner-wash-dishes-blah-blah after work yesterday, so I grabbed a meal and took the kids to the train station to watch buses. No train comes through downtown Cary between 5PM and 8PM but the boys love buses so I thought it would be a great substitute.
Unfortunately for the Amtrak customers on the 5PM train, it was delayed an hour. Fortunately for Nate and Alex, a train came to the train station while we were there. You have never seen two more excited boys in your entire life. They ran to the train tracks, tooting imaginary horns and yelling "CHOO CHOO! Here comes the train!" They put smiles on the faces of a waiting room full of cranky delayed Amtrak travelers.
This is all quite liberating, this newfound attitude.
I wanted to thank everyone who has emailed, called, and left comments here. It means so much to me. Particularly I want to thank Windy City Vegan and Marnie for their valuable information. I was in shock most of Monday and Tuesday and now feel ready to do something. Lots of plans in the works - calls to my doctor and second opinions and research. Having learned some hard lessons during Alex's torticollis/plagiocephaly/helmet, I am not screwing around with cancer.
PS. I am playing around with blog templates (for the first time in almost four years!) and photo hosting, so those reading on a feed reader may see some extraneous posts. Think of them as bonus Nate and Alex pictures.
5 comments:
LOL. Well, at least Amtrak made a few people happy yesterday.
Congrats on the train. we pass the train station twice a day on our way to day care, and we usually catch the 7am to Charlotte and the 5pm train at some point. When the girls were little we used to stop and wait if I saw people still out on the platform. You need to take them down to Bonsal if you haven't already.
So glad to hear about your 'change it up' approach. Esp since you need some distraction as you wait. So glad that A and N provided comic relief. I love how kids can do that for complete strangers- just by being themselves. I'll wait and see what template you decide on. And I'll read regardless of the look! :)
Train watching--great fun, free idea! We have never tried this one, although we often go to the pet store on rainy days and pretend we are at the zoo.
Hi Laura!
I love the new look of your blog. Blogger is not so kind to photos! I like the larger format too.
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