Sunday, March 22, 2009

The Mountain



Wednesday, we decided to visit Lookout Mountain and ride the Incline on our mini-vacation to Chattanooga over Spring Break. The idea of going up on the mountain or Incline had H in a panic. There were tears, panic, and much need consoling on H's part. I tried explaining how safe she would be...how I wouldn't let anything happen to her, she could sit in my lap on the Incline...all to no avail. M chimed in that he would keep his arm around her on the Incline. (What a great brother!)

H declared she would stay at the Hotel by herself...We tried driving up the mountain first...I believe we made it to the top before she finally settled down. She enjoyed looking out from the top and had no fear going near the edge at the Civil War Battlefield site. (You could hear her panicked mother saying "Get back on the path! Stay away from the edge!") Then we decided to have lunch and ride the Incline...Her panic started all over again. Ugh. We did ride it, she did like it, and you will see coming back down...she fell asleep. H surmounted her mountain of fear.

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