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I Am Home

I got home last night after a fairly eventful travel day.  I am a very nervous/scared flyer, which I combat with many prayers, rosaries, and requests for prayer from everyone I know, and also by trying to never fly anywhere.  While I was waiting to board my direct flight to Seattle, sitting in the Tucson airport, there was a distressful announcement.  There had been a small plane crash (!) on the long runway, so we were going to have to take off from the short runway.  But our plane was too heavy to take off on such a short runway, so, we would have to leave most of our fuel, burn it fast,  land in Phoenix to re-fuel, and THEN take-off for Seattle.  I was seriously considering just calling my sister and telling her that I would be coming back to her house, and I would just try to fly home the next day, or maybe even drive home. I did not do that.  I bravely boarded the plane with everyone else, most of whom would be having difficulty making their connections in Seattle because of the delay.  We took off, the short runway didn't actually seem that short, then we landed in Phoenix, fueled up, and were on our way again.  The ride was really quite uneventful, thank God, the only interesting thing was the VERY drunk couple across the aisle from me who were having way too much fun, too much loud fun.
All ended well, I am home, and everyone seemed quite happy to see me!

Bat Girl

Clare makes a great Bat Girl

Maggie

Maggie getting her hair done moments before her school bus arrived.

It's almost over...sniff

The girls are off to school and I am off to Washington. I am excited to go home and sad to leave.

Therese and Clare's Night of Beauty

Ok,now I  realize how much I am missing by being the only girl in my house. There was also some interesting dealings with hair removal. The chocolate syrup was not related to any beauty treatments.

Happy happy!

Congrats to Therese and Stu!

My Birthday Arizona Trip

Delightful Phoebe,standing on a table so that she can leer into the kitchen.

A Varied Diet

Schnitzel likes a varied diet, which, in addition to shoes and sox, includes the occasional snack of electronics. Sometimes a Kindle is nice. And then, a little later, a little throwing up in my bed to round out the day.  So healthy.