July might seem unimaginably far off -- especially for those of us who lack the, ahem, plan-ahead gene -- but I'm here to warn you that not planning ahead, in this instance, will lead to nothing but disappointment.
I'm talking about Thomas the Tank Engine.
A two-ton replica of every preschooler's favorite train-with-a-face has a date this July with the depot at the Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie, and tickets are going on sale this Saturday, April 19.
Buy them sooner rather than later, because they'll be gone faster than you can say "all aboard!"