"Well," I explained, "If your teacher asks you what you did during the break, what will you say?" And she began.
Lacey: We stayed at a hotel by the airport because we had to get up so early. Mommy cleaned out her purse because it was too heavy to drag all the way across the airport. She found a bunch of stuff including some dishes from her lunch at work. We went out for dinner and brought all the leftover garlic bread back to the hotel with us. When we got up, Mommy said we better eat the garlic bread right away because the people on the plane might not like to smell that. Okay, Cassie, your turn.
Cassie: Well, the whole airport thing was a disaster. First, we had to wake up the shuttle bus driver. Then, it was snowing. They told us to be at the airport two hours early so we got there at 3:30. Only, the ticket and luggage handlers don't start working until 4:20 so we had to shove our way into a line with people and all their skis. Then, there was only one lady handling all the luggage. She was so slow that Mommy finally started yelling.
Me: I didn't exactly yell. I said "excuse me" very loudly.
Cassie: The lady was so slow that I wanted to put the tags on our suitcases for her.
Lacey: Mommy, you tell what happened next.
Me: Well, after all that, we had to drag our suitcases across the airport to the x-ray machine. There was a hallway that was about 4 feet wide for passengers who were both coming and going. Then, we had to wait for someone to get our luggage. By this time, we had about 15 minutes to make it through security and take the shuttle before our plane started boarding.
Cassie, with an evil laugh: I get to tell the next part. When we got to security, the lady asked Lacey her name. She had to ask three times before Lacey answered. Then, the lady asked her who Mommy was and she wouldn't answer. I thought Mommy was going to get arrested or something.
Lacey: Tell Daddy about the people behind us!
Me: Well, all I need to say is that the family that sat behind us had seven kids. We boarded on time then sat on the plane for two hours while we taxied, went back to the gate to de-ice, taxied again and again went back to the gate to de-ice. Les, did you ever know that de-icing a plane requires removing luggage first? And, Les, I know you're thinking that I should have accepted that extra two hours as time to sleep. But, every time I dozed off, the girls woke me up.
Lacey: Okay. We got to Colorado to visit Aunt Susan and Oma. Oma was sick and we had to take her to the hospital. Cassie and I had to stay in the waiting room because the paper gowns that Mommy and Aunt Susan had to wear were too big for us.
Cassie: While Oma was in the hospital, I gave a violin concert one night. The nurse closed Oma's door. On Wednesday, we got to order lunch from the menu. And, a therapy dog named Toby came to visit.
Lacey: And, we made a quick trip to the knitting store. Mommy was going to drive and she thought there was a new security switch or something on Oma's car because it wouldn't start. Mommy was glad that Aunt Susan was still home so we could drive together. Then, Jordan came and fixed the car.
Cassie: We went to the Pearl Street Mall. Mommy and Aunt Susan found their new favorite store. It's called, "Clutter." Some man told Mommy, Aunt Susan, Lacey and me that we were a special family. He wanted us to sign a petition. Also, we got to show Lacey a real pay phone. And, we ate falafels at a restaurant that Mommy used to go to.
Lacey: We made cookies with KatyAnn and Juliet. Aunt Susan did an awesome egg hunt for us and we were having a big party when Oma came home. Everybody was there - Aunt Mary Lee, Ed, Bronwyn, Jordan, Pam, KatyAnn, Juliet, Haley, Jayden, Aunt Susan and us. And then, we had to get on another plane and fly home.
Me: Yes, that's about it.
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| Girl Cousins |
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| Relaxing at "Clutter" |
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| A real pay phone! |
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| Toby the Therapy Dog |
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| An egg-hunting princess |
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| The littlest egg hunter |
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| Egg hunting |
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| The welcoming party |
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| Jordan and KatyAnn |
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| On the neighbor's trampoline |
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| Haley giving Grandma advice about the right makeup tones |
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| Family |
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| Giving the wheel chair a workout |
That was cute. :) In my country, we aren't allowed to bring cell phones to school (except in very rural areas) so my old primary school in the middle of the village used to charge a few cents to use to office phone. And now my secondary school which is located in a more busy town has two payphones that we all depend on. Most schools here have them so that there is no excuse to bring cell phones.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't used to them when I just started school but now with the hectic schedules and extra classes, I find myself spending a long time waiting in line near the payphone.
I used to be very embarrassed (I still am) when I use it because I press the buttons at the wrong time and drop my coins a lot. :(
azra :)