Backtracking

Fueled by a vision of the twins’ happy faces on Christmas morning , I was the first one at the yard sale advertising a riding Thomas train. Weeks later I found a second train of the same brand with a caboose. I cleaned them, replaced the batteries and stored them until the big day. Later, I worried if they would fit in our house, and a measurement found just enough room. Christmas came and they loved the trains. However, I didn’t account for the extra room needed for collisions and derailments, nor did I realize just how loud two riding trains would be. After one day of this chaos, we replaced the riding trains with their new train tables, and the boys never said a word. Come springtime, they will be delighted to rediscover their riding trains outside.