It’s always really pleasant to show up at the ski hill where
the three loves of your life ski alone and see the place packed with ambulances
and fires trucks and complete chaos.
Just adds that extra dose of stress you need to a
perfectly ordinary day. Just to make sure you are kept on your toes just in
case you were getting bored of a bit of welcome relaxation on a Saturday!
Yes my eldest son and my daughter got caught on a chairlift
that ceased to function. Not together. For over 2 hrs. In minus 25 below
freezing cold. Happens once in about 4 years and has never happened to any of
their friends. It happened to them.
My middle son was the moderator texting us and calling us
at the cottage and telling us all about it. You know when you kids are really
getting older when your husband turns to you and sleepily says “does that mean
I can nap longer since I don’t have to go now and pick them up”?
So they were saved by the many volunteers and ski
patrols, and fireman, and instructors, Blankets and chocolate bars thrown up in
the air. It was the adventure of the year.
Beauty cried just in order to ensure she was not saved
last but really she loved the experience. She has never imagined the chocolate
bars could fly so freely in the air. And Hotpads too-two of her favorite things in life.
Chase faced one of his two biggest fears getting stuck on
chairlift or in an elevator. He was with 3 girls from his pre monitor group so
admitted to having to hold in his tears and was mostly silent he said.Except when the girls made him speak of slapped his leg to ensure circulation.
Both were frozen and scared. When they got home Beauty
and Bear and me and Hubby in Jacuzzi to warm up and Chase in shower alone to
get over his panic alone. After a nice shower he was pretty much back to normal. Both
were exhausted that night from being in the cold for so long and fell asleep on
the coach while we had guests for dinner.
Oh ya and then Chase kicked Bear in the face "by accident" Trouble is Bear had a mouth full of brand news sparkling and senitive braces. Blood poured, he cried. Lets; just say our guests might not be coming back to visit us for a while!
When I asked Chase what made him the most anxious about the day his answer
was clear: “I was worried about my sister. I wanted to make sure she was ok.I
worried about where she was every single second since I could not see where she was exactly ”
Awww…..so sweet. He will make a wonderful Dad one day.
And I am glad he is starting to realize how much worry goes into being a parent
(usually..when you are not busy napping as a parent)
