Taking a Ride on the Reading Railroad
Published Date: December 13th, 2008Category: Made Me Laugh, Parenting, Reading
The holiday classic, The Polar Express, chugged into town last night (well technically Hood River but that doesn’t sound as festive). At a time when holiday traditions are lost in a sea of big box stores and tech savvy kids who email annotated wish lists to Santa, our bumpy ride over rusted tracks just might have extended the magic of Christmas another year or two for Luke.
The reader in me couldn’t resist chefs in white hats serving cocoa while effortlessly turning pages as we bounced along the tracks. The traditionalist in me soaked in the scent of musty train cars, ginger cookies, and the wet dark air. But, the mom in me saw it all through Luke’s eyes–peeking out the foggy windows for a glimpse of the North Pole, craning his neck in hopes the big man might have boarded the train, and the look of brimming belief as clutched his bell and wave goodnight to Santa Claus.
If you’d like to hop aboard the Polar Express check out your local reading railroad here. If you’ve somehow never read the Polar Express click here. Or, if you’d like to pass the magic on pick up a copy and drop it off at a local shelter.
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