Well, I am back with another great one or you! Yes, the long awaited Olde Fashioned Christmas at the Mill story!
The Saturday after Thanksgiving my playgroup had an event scheduled for us to attend! It was the Olde Fashioned Christmas at Lanterman's Mill. Lanterman's Mill, is a mill in Mill Mreek Park her in Youngstown, Ohio. The event was starting at 11am. however, many of our members decided to just join the festivities when convenient to them! We woke up that morning and knowing I had to be at work by 5, Gary and I both decided maybe we just wouldn't go! We had a long night and were just tired. I didn't want to be anymore tired for work as it was. Well, as time passed through the morning, we became bored and at 10:30 am decided we would go ahead and venture to the event! We got everyone ready and left the house about 11:45am not that late! We arrive and it was a mad house! Hardly any parking and after trying to figure where to park we chose a space on the road through the park about 1/4 mile away from the mill. It was cold this is Ohio it had already snowed and melted some and refroze! I had Cara's carrier and said we didn't need the stroller as we probably couldn't take it in! Then halfway to the mill I saw a family getting back into their car and they were putting a stroller away. I looked at Big Gary and said well OK go get it! He walks back to the truck gets our stroller and we carry on our way. We go down 4 flights of steps ith the stroller only to not be able to take it in the building.
We saw some nice crafts at the mill, Lil Gary got a hot dog, bought a few things but it was so busy we didn't see any of our playgroup friends. We decided it was time to go so I could come home and get ready for work. On the way in there is two ways to get to the mill a small path from a parking lot which takes you under the bridge or you can walk the side walk to the main road cross it and go down to the mill. we crossed the main road going in but decide instead of carrying the stroller up 4 flights of steps it would be easier to just take the path on our way back to the truck. we did just that, however at some got messed up and went the wrong way or missed a turn off and ended up in the icy snowy hiking trail with two kids and a stroller. It had to be a good mile hike of up and down man made paths with some flights of stairs even. The stairs rocks and even flat ground was icy slippery from half melted snow. The whole time we started on this journey people passed us. You would think one of them knew we made a mistake and help steer us in the right direction. NOPE! NO ONE! After what seemed to be forever we made it safely to a hill where we team worked to climb with Cara in the carrier on me and Gary in the stroller hanging on for dear life. We walked another 1/4 mile to the truck and headed for home! Another adventure...more to come!
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