Oh yes they had a Toys R Us in times Square. We actually went there that year we visited dad. We all had walky talkies with us from his work so we’re using them. A guy comes up and asks where the bathroom is.
“No idea?”
“But you work here!”
“No I don’t? I’m a kid?”
“Oh. But the walky talky-”
“Oh, no. Family has them”
He grunted and left lmao.
Hiking the grand canyon was lovely. We sang we are climbing Jacob’s ladder while…hiking that portion of the trail. We were around six when we did this.
We visited dad at times Square while he worked on the nye ball drop, and got to see inside the the…command center. Small but neat.
I remember both family reunions, one on each side. One was in the middle of Montana and we drove over grandfather’s foot while using a little kid car thing. It stopped working and we popped the hood to figure out what was wrong like daddy did. The other was on long Island with so many people in a tiny house. Loved it. Warm and cozy.
Here I am, eating mostly chicken, and still riddled with anxiety.
Maybe I should eat just chicken 24/7…
Image of Scotty from Star Trek. Caption is saying “Starfleet captains are like children. They want everything right now and they want it their way. But the secret is only to give them what they need, not what they want.”
To be fair to the guy, the workers also did have walkies, but a different type. Also they were all wearing that vest toys r us use to wear. But I was a kid, and a short one!
It was also Christmas eve. The place was paaaaaaaaacked.