Watch out for the traveling circus train

Now if I go somewhere that alot of walking is required, which for me is over 150ft., I have to ride in a wheelchair. It's certainly not the mode of transportation I always dreamed of, but it works. It is what it is.

So yesterday I went to the mall with my mom, my sis & the Honeybadger. Trust me when I tell you that the mall involves more than 150 ft. of walking. Therefore I'm using my wheelchair. The Honeybadger is only 5 months old so obviously he can't walk 150 ft, either and he gets to ride in his stroller. Picture this: 2 women walking with 1 pushing a stroller & 1 pushing a wheelchair and there you have our traveling circus train.

My mom claimed that her knee was really hurting so she made my sis push me and she pushed the baby. I personally think she doesn't want anyone to think she is old enough to have a "baby" my age. She denies this.

Here's the back story as to why I call us the "traveling circus train".

We were getting ready to throw my sister's baby shower and trying to decide about decorations. The baby's room has a jungle animals theme. My mom suddenly remembers that she still has the Fisher Price circus train that belonged to my sis. She now just has to find it.

If you truly know my mom you know that she is extremely clean and tidy. But she has a dirty little secret. She has 1 room in her house that my sis & I have named, "the room of no return". It's upstairs and she always keeps the door closed so you would never even know it's there. It could easily qualify for an episode of Hoarders.

And this is where she has to go to recover the circus train. I thought the poor unborn grandchild might graduate from high school before getting this as a gift.

Low and behold, she finds it. The engine, the caboose, the cage car, the animals and the most important part of any Fisher Price toy, The Little People.

Now she wants to know how we can be sure we have all the parts. I tell her, why Ebay of course! You can't believe how much old school Fisher Price stuff is for sale on there. Everything from complete boxed sets to individual pieces. Incredible. I'm looking at a set that has the box to do a checklist of the pieces we have.

We have all except one. The clown.

The clown had a cute pointed yellow hat. My sis put everything in her mouth when she was little. I have no doubt that the hat made a wonderful chew toy for her.

My mother then says, "Are you sure we are only missing one person? Because I have the engineer and the ringmaster but there are 4 seats on the train. Who's the other seat for?".

I told her that they must keep that seat open for the kid who wants to run away and join the circus. Now we are killing ourselves laughing. It's about this time when the other half walks into the room & is listening to our conversation.

My mother tells me that I MUST try and get a clown for our circus from Ebay. She pleads with me and says,"our circus can't be short a clown". My other half hears me tell her that I promise to bid on a clown so that our circus will not be short a clown.

After I hang up with her the other half looks at me and say, "if there is 1 thing your family will never be short on is clowns".

I'm sure he is right. Although maybe that explains it. My family is crazy because we're 1 clown short of a circus.

Go figure.