Amtrack and Hogie Tummy

AmTrack...All Aboard

Train ridership is up 150% so say the latest statistics.

Just a few minutes at the AmTrack Station in West Palm Beach

and I could have given those statistics to CNN or any other

news agency. I noted that there were more families and

professionals traveling the rails as opposed to a "seedy" sort

of crowd at times in the past.

In spite of a serious case of "Hogie Tummy" for

Sophie, it was time to board the Amtrack Train

from West Palm Beach to Orlando last

Tuesday.

Josh and Soph rode the train with cousin, Andrew to Orlando

where they met up with their mom and Grandpa and Grandma.

It was a

SAD, SAD,SAD

Farewell.

Sophie could not have been in more understanding,

empathetic care when "Hogie Tummy" set in for her.

I am an expert at "Hogie Tummy". At the end of

this post, I will expound on "Hogie Tummy" and

the symptoms, causes, and possible cures. It is

genetic, however, your family may have it and

call it by another name.

In this photo, I am attempting to be brave

and say good-bye to Sophie with a minimum of tears

while she was shedding enough for both of us!!!!!

All Aboard..... The travelers...Andrew, Josh, and Sophie

Josh was doing his very best to make Sophie and Me NOT

cry as we said good bye.
Andrew,
Katherine, Sophie, Josh, and Megan at the Train Station in
West Palm Beach
The children and Me (aka The Queen of Hogie Tummy)
What Is Hogie Tummy?
Hogie Tummy sets in when it is time to say Good Bye after a fun
visit, or when
riding on a long car, plane, bus, boat, or train ride. Generally
the Good Bye and the Riding in a Vehicle are combined to make
it worse.
As a child, I would get Hogie Tummy every summer after
a wonderful visit to Utah seeing relatives, namely,
my Aunt Marilyn and My Grandma Hogie. The day
of departure would arrive and I would wake up with a serious
case of Hogie Tummy (as did Sophie while here this past week)
My tummy would hurt and churn. I would cry, I could not eat and
I would cry and cry and cry. I just did not want to say good bye for
another year. It was soooo painful physically and emotionally.
We would get in the car and begin the 2 day drive back to Missouri.
A few miles down the road....it was time to let loose (yes...throw up)
My dad would have to pull over (even though it put us behind
schedule...Ha) so I could let loose.
Once I got everything out.... the tummy generally began to feel
better and I had to accept that I was leaving. The sure cure
for the "Hogie Tummy" once the Tummy has been emptied and there
is no way to turn back and visit some more.... DRINK A COKE...it
just makes everything feel better....no wonder it is one of the main
comfort foods of my life to this day...even though I have sworn off
soda!
To this day, I cry when I fly over the Rocky Mountains and leave
Utah to head home to Florida.
Sophie.... if genetics are any indicator...this was not your last case
of "Hogie Tummy", but always know, your Aunt Shauna understands
completely! I love you, Soph!