My Mom's breathing is getting more labored.
Sometimes, she sounds like Stevie from Malcolm in the Middle when she speaks.
She's getting anxious about meeting up with her cousins and I don't blame her.
Visiting Chicago was on the table as we started this trip. My Mom has pulled it off. We will see her family in the boot heel of Missouri and then we will head back to Santee, CA through the southwest portion of the United States.
I had floated the idea of visiting Marceline, Missouri while we were in the state. Walt Disney only lived there for like four years but it has such a huge impact on his life and Main Street, Marceline was the template for our Main Street, USA at Disneyland.
As a long time Disneyland Cast Member, working for the Company has provided me so many gifts and blessings over the years. I truly treasure the time that I've spent there and value the amazing people that I've had the opportunity to work with.
And I wanted to see this place.
But it would be a few hours out of the way and my Mom wasn't up to doing that now.
So, I wrote it off. This trip is about her and what she wants to do.
My bucket list can wait.
One of my facebook friends pointed out that the original Disney/Laugh-O-Gram Studio building was located in Kansas City (thanks, Uncle Tim!). If I couldn't go to Marceline, I could certainly make it to this building before we left for St. Louis.
We all agreed that it was more important to get my Mom back to the place that she was born.
And then Jack said that he'd rent a car so that I could split off with them at one point and go see Marceline.
I was stunned.
So I don't know when it is going to happen this week.
But I'm going to Marceline.
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