Lazy Z
Service Attendant
I have been planning and checking and thinking about this "little" trip for quite awhile. We started with going to Savannah, then added on the Florida part and it just keeps growing!
So last night, my very tired 10 year old started asking some questions about the trip and was getting sort of nervous/upset (mostly brought on by end of the week school exhaustion) and finally asked:
"When did I agree to this?"
Oh my! I laughed so hard this morning when I remembered. That is now our slogan for the our trip!
She is concerned about 5 days on the train. We are going straight over California to Florida because she wants to be in Florida for her birthday (which is the day we are scheduled to arrive). We can't leave earlier or stop along the way. Our return trip will have the stops. It is funny...she is concerned about being "stuck" on the train for 5s day, and that is my last concern. We have always been able to entertain ourselves and by that time, as past years have shown, we will be worn out from the always busy last months of school and will need the rest!!
My concerns, which will not be shared with her, of course are: personal safety, motion sickness, bed bugs (20+ nights in hotels has me trying to come up with a plan), transportation off the trains, eating healthy for 3 weeks away from home, staying healthy, expenses of hotels, meals, etc.
Have you ever taken a long, long trip with young children? She will be turning 11 on the trip.
So last night, my very tired 10 year old started asking some questions about the trip and was getting sort of nervous/upset (mostly brought on by end of the week school exhaustion) and finally asked:
"When did I agree to this?"
Oh my! I laughed so hard this morning when I remembered. That is now our slogan for the our trip!
She is concerned about 5 days on the train. We are going straight over California to Florida because she wants to be in Florida for her birthday (which is the day we are scheduled to arrive). We can't leave earlier or stop along the way. Our return trip will have the stops. It is funny...she is concerned about being "stuck" on the train for 5s day, and that is my last concern. We have always been able to entertain ourselves and by that time, as past years have shown, we will be worn out from the always busy last months of school and will need the rest!!
My concerns, which will not be shared with her, of course are: personal safety, motion sickness, bed bugs (20+ nights in hotels has me trying to come up with a plan), transportation off the trains, eating healthy for 3 weeks away from home, staying healthy, expenses of hotels, meals, etc.
Have you ever taken a long, long trip with young children? She will be turning 11 on the trip.