So this past Satuday, the DQ came up with a brilliant idea... "There is a reading of The Polar Express at the Railroad Museum at 430 this afternoon. We should go!"
You're right... I thought... We should! Especially, since the DQ got the book for the Pizz... and she's been "reading" it every night! (Although, she always prefaces her story with "We haven't read this one in a while!")
So, of course, we load up the clan and head off... already running late because... well... that's what we do! We head off downtown to find the museum... and we get lost! Turns out with some of the newer renovations to the downtown area, there are closed streets and detours. I was driving and the DQ was the "navigator"... (Editors Note: already a doomed proposition for this one... I get too stressed without knowing my turns 3 steps in advance... and the DQ... well...to politely put it... is not that way!)
We're turning around... making U-turns across traffic. ("Look kids! Big Ben!!!") Even the Pizz realized that we were going nowhere fast.
But then, somehow, by the grace of the Man upstairs, we find it! Whew!!! And we're not late... yet. We park, rip out the kids, and race inside!
The DQ gets in there first. "We're here for the reading!" The lady at the desk looks at our motley crue... "Do you have reservations?!"
eeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrr..... what!?! The DQ politely asks "No, we didn't know we needed them!" "Of course you do honey!" (Editor's Note: Flash to the scene in National Lampoon's Vacation. you guys know it! where the Grizwalds make it to WallyWorld, only to find out that it was closed. Then Clark goes on a rampage, and takes the guard hostage!.... Well, I was turning into Clark.... Blood was pumping now.... Unfortunately my only weapon/hostage was the Cokes in my arms.... Damn dude is too cuddley to be a weapon!)
"Um... so what do we do?" "Well, so and so called in sick, so you guys can make it in!" Whew! Hostage crisis averted...
So we were given tickets! And went in!
The Pizz was super cute. She sat right up in the front, with all the other kids, and listened intently to the story. She was great. The DQ, Twizzles, and I sat in the back, taking it all in.
Then, the story was over... and a surprise guest came! Santa Claus!!! He came in through the back door... Everybody was excited... The Pizz was too, but then got really scared and started screaming and crying. The DQ dropped Mila in my lap and rescued the Pizzle from her terror... Poor girl. We tried to calm her down to go sit on his lap, but she was not doing it! So much for bringing the fancy camera!
So then, we hopped out the front door for some cookies and hot cocoa! Ha ha ha... the Coco drank cocoa! Ha ha ha... After a while, the "museum" started clearing for the next reading... so we had to move out in a flash!!
Some of us didn't want to go!
All in all an eventful Saturday evening.
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