Re: now train trip- was Sad cat news

Glad to hear Sandy is doing well.  What a relief to come home to that....
My husband and I are going to Estes Park, CO over Christmas break.  I will
be MORE than ready after this algebra class is over with.  Haven't had much
"down time" lately.  Looking forward to it.  I think it would be fun to take
a train from OKC to Colorado...but I doubt they have one that goes to
Estes....


On 10/15/08, Aplfgcnys@aol.com <Aplfgcnys@aol.com> wrote:
>
> Well, we're back. Sandy seems like her old self.  The vet came the day we
> left
> and gave her another injection - said she couldn't believe how much she had
> improved. I'm so thankful, but think it must have been an error at the lab.
> Anyway, we went and came back - two nights on the train each way.  I don't
> ever want to have to do that again.  We had the deluxe suites, but even so
> there wasn't much room to move around.  Our meals were brought to us so
> that we didn't have to stagger up and down corridors.  The showers didn't
> really work that well, but we were able to clean ourselves.  The ride was
> really
> rough part of the way, especially at night when the train went much faster
> than during the day.  The layovers in Chicago weren't bad - there is a very
> nice waiting room for sleeper passengers.  They carried our baggage for us
> and gave us rides to the cars.  On the way back we were scheduled for a
> six-
> hour layover in Chicago, but the train was four hours late from Denver, and
> when we got to Chicago they put us right on the train out- we were in the
> waiting room less than half an hour.  Didn't get any supper that night, but
> that
> was not a big problem.  I'm just thankful to get home and find everything
> right
> back here.
>
> Colorado was beautiful, as always.  They said the color was at its peak,
> and
> it's true the aspens were lovely.  We had seen fall colors in the West
> before,
> and I always remembered aspens as being pure gold.  This year there was a
> lot of pinky-orange color such as I had never seen before.  My son who
> lives
> there said he had never noticed it before.  What would cause this? Weather?
> Soil conditions?
>
> We took a couple of great day-trips - up to Estes Park and across the
> divide.
> On the West slope there is a great deal of damage from pine beetles -
> entire
> slopes of dead trees.  I assured my son that the forests will recover -
> I've
> seen
> such damage in Chincoteague and other places where regrowth was incredibly
> quick - but he is sure that the area is done for.  Of course he is
> concerned
> from
> a real-estate viewpoint since they are considering buying a weekend place
> in
> the mountains.  And of course Ma wouldn't know anything anyway.
>
> The grandchildren were fun, but after six days I was exhausted.  Two more
> days
> on the train coming home didn't help.  Now I am beginning to catch up bit
> by
> bit.  Nice to go, but good to be home.
> Auralie
>
>
> In a message dated 9/29/2008 7:52:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> gossiper@sbcglobal.net writes:
>
> How long of a layover in Chgo?  I am thinking you will be at union station,
> so
> becareful!... Not the greatest part of town.  I would offer to come get
> you,
> but most likely I will either be working or tending to mother who had hip
> replacement last week.... but you never know!
>
> We did steam engine trains for a week all throughout Colorado.  It was the
> BEST way to see the countryside.  (I realize you are doing amtrack or
> such).
>
> Donna
>
>
> --- On Mon, 9/29/08, Aplfgcnys@aol.com <Aplfgcnys@aol.com> wrote:
>
> From: Aplfgcnys@aol.com <Aplfgcnys@aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Sad cat news
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date: Monday, September 29, 2008, 3:37 PM
>
> Thanks so much for all your support and prayers.  The issue is not yet
> resolved.  Today the vet was surprised at how much better Sandy seemed,
> so she recommended putting off a final decision.  The problem is that we
> are leaving on Thursday for ten days, and don't want to burden the persons
> who will be feeding the cats, and also don't want to leave Sandy untended
> if she is likely to go into a decline.  Today she seems like her old self,
> but
> the vet says that may end at any time.
>
> Some time ago there was a discussion here of train travel.  I didn't pay
> too
> much attention since I had no experience to share nor any plans for such
> travel. However, since we have given up our usual semiannual trips to
> Chincoteague, Chet has decided that we shoud visit our youngest son in
> Colorado.  Flying is such a hassle, and he is just not up to the long hikes
> through airports, so he and #3 son decided we should go by train.  This is
> a major undertaking - involves a layover in Chicago and two nights on the
> train.  We have a reservation in one of the larger rooms, and they promise
> "red hat" service to handle our baggage, etc.  It would have been
> less
> expensive to fly.  Anyway, Chet is quite excited at the prospect.  I dread
> it,
> but have no choice.  I have laid in a stock of mysteries to keep me going.
> At least the visit should be fun.  We are promised that our youngest
> granddaughter will play in a soccer game - three-year-old soccer has to be
> the most absure idea I have heard of in a long time.  This three-year-old
> is
> already competitive - dominates her six-year-old brother completely.
> It seems that the Logan girls are the jocks in the family.  My
> older  grand-
> daughter, now out of college, has had a go at competitive swimming,
> all sorts of horsey sports including barrel racing, and crew at
> college.  The
> boys, unfortunately, have not been outstanding in any positive way.
>
> All that doesn't make our cat problem any easier, but I am trying to take
> it
> day to day and see what happens.  Again, thanks for all your support
> Auralie
>
>
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