We had a fun week with my mom last week. We sewed several new outfits for the children for the spring and got some more started but not quite complete. It is always a treat for us when she comes - it means extra hands to help with the children, cooking and cleaning for me (and Neal) but for Anna Grace and Dean it means a few more snacks, splurges at the grocery store and fun play time. Great fun is had by all.
Due to the circumstances of the week, she ended up taking the train home on Saturday. I would guess that most of you have not taken the train before and well it is really quite pleasant. There is a dining car and a separate snack car and usually lots of space to spread out and do your own thing. Sure there are some characters on the train but that is just part of the experience and sure the train is usually a little behind schedule but that is just part of the whole train experience.
However this time, there was one problem we did not expect - the weather. Apparently the bad weather on Friday and Friday evening caused the train some complications and it was about 4 hours behind schedule. Therefore Amtrak was kind enough to charter a tour bus to get the passangers who could not wait 4 hours to their final destination. And since Neal and I had the Vestavia High School State Championship basketball game to get to, we could not bring her back down to the train. Juju bravely decided to ride on the chartered bus. We watched as she boarded - children very upset it was not the train they expected - a little anxious of the expereince she was going to encounter - no dining car, no snack car, not a large area to spread out comfortably. Dean managed to yell from within the van what we were all thinking as she stepped on - "NOT MY JUJU!" - after I stopped laughing, I looked at him and said, "I know son, next time we will make sure the train is ready."
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