Lamb's Farm

Ben and I had seen Lamb's Farm from the highway during trips up to Wisconsin for gigs (there's no missing the massive Paul Bunyan and his giant ox, even speeding by at 80 miles an hour!).  It is a bit of a hike from our house but we always thought it would be a nice place to bring Dexter. It had a petting zoo, carousel, and, best of all, a train!

When I got a Living Social deal for a family day pass, I jumped on it.  Dexter was so excited about the train and talked about it for the entire 50 minute drive from our house.  When we arrived, we learned that the train was broken but kept Dexter in the dark about it. Blissfully unaware that he would not be riding a train, he enjoyed all the other activities. As we were getting ready to leave, Dexter said he wanted to ride the train and (bracing myself for a huge fit) I told him that we couldn't ride the train today because it was broken. Without missing a beat, Dexter said, "Maybe the train needs new batteries."  I said, "Do you think that's the problem?" Dexter replied, "Yes. They have to get new batteries and then we can come back and ride the train." "Yup," I said enthusiastically, "we'll come back another time to ride the train."  I was not prepared for the mix of disbelief and relief that swept over me - I truly was expecting a major scene, not rationalization and immediate acceptance of the circumstances.