***GUEST POST BY 10-YEAR-OLD CRAIG***
I never thought a trip to the Sear’s Tower would be so hard.
One day we went to the Sear’s Tower in Chicago. We could look out binoculars and Darla and I could not figure out who would go first and then we started to argue.
So Mom set us on a time out until we figured out who would go first and we figured out that whoever went first paid the person who went second a quarter. I went second, so I earned a quarter.
I never thought going to the top of the Sear’s Tower would be such a hassle, but it was fun too.
Mom’s note: Craig wrote this as an assignment in school. I remember this day vividly because I was mortified when my kids started arguing in such a public place. We travel a lot, and normally they’re very well-behaved. After I put them in a time-out, I walked away to look at the exhibit about the historic Chicago fire. I never knew how they worked it out, they just did. Two years later, I find out the whole story.
Our Chicago Series from 2007:
Museum of Science and Industry
Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament
Children’s Museum
Our fancy schmancy room from Hotwire
Millenium Park
Streets and buildings
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10:45 am
Good Morning! You were just about Craig’s age when you first went to the Sears Tower. I hope they got to see one of the “snakes” wind it’s way through downtown Chicago as we did. You probably don’t remember that yellow and green train WWWAAAAAYYyyyyy down there that looked like a colorful worm.
When I took my Aussie friends there to see our 2nd tallest building, it was right before 9-11. In one tragic moment it became our tallest.
Isn’t that also the world’s fastest elevator??
I enjoyed your story Craig! G.M.J.
1:08 pm
Hah! Well at least you got the full story. I’m thinking there are a lot of stories I don’t want to know with my kids….*snort*
Hugs,
Holly
8:04 pm
Thank you Craig for teaching me I can make money by going second. I am introducing this in my family, NOW!
2:40 am
I was the youngest of 8. I wish we’d have figured out that quarter deal when I was a kid. I’d have been rich just waiting my turn!
12:05 pm
I’m sure that’s not the first story you won’t hear until years later…