We drove dad to the airport yesterday. I didn't realize we can drive to Atlanta and back in under 3 hours! I was really impressed! No, I wasn't speeding (honey, you know I wouldn't do such a thing, ever! And no, I know, I never got caught but I have a precious cargo, yes and your truck too :)) but there was no construction as last time I drove all the kids and myself after traveling from Panama! It took us almost 3 hours just one way! We were so tired! The girls finally crashed in the back seat. It was so slow and the kids couldn't find the power cord to the DVD player (it was in the case the whole time, I told them to look! Do they ever hear anything?)
So, anyway, not much was said on the way to the airport yesterday. Most everybody was sort of quiet thinking their own thoughts. Dad played a few Beemer games (that's when kids keep their eyes peeled for BMW cars of all sorts and yell for what it's worth). Oldest dd was beating dad mercilessly over and over again, so he quit. She hasn't learned the art of.... well, never mind that one. I ended up getting through (on my cell) to an old friend in Ukraine (after trying to reach my dad 3 times without an answer) and the whole family was tortured for a good 2o min of Russian speech. Nothing really special to remember till the last kiss and the quick goodbyes. After our last parking ticket at dad's pick up we weren't gonna take no chances. Don't ever make an excuse of having to go to the bathroom when parked on the curve at passanger pick up at an airport! No matter if you just arrived there and have someone in the vehicle. If you are the designated driver and you have to go pee, hold it, lady! I don't care how many kids you've had and how many Keagels you've done to tone those loose muscles! It don't matter if you just stopped at a truck stop just 20 min before and that stupid cup of tea was just doing its work! I don't care! It just don't work! When in doubt that you aren't gonna make it and you'd rather let your husband wait with his luggage for a few min while you drive to short term parking, do it! The parking ticket wasn't too bad! The worst was that we couldn't pay it over the phone or on line within those 7 days, after which the fine doubled! We had to overnite it! Totally preposterous! 7 days! We got it Fri and were on the road the whole weekend! We were supposed to have had it in by next Fri-rain or shine! It wasn't registered in the system on line or the phone! So, nice welcome home, baby! All hubby said was: you really couldn't hold it? Well, NO! Or I wouldn't have done it!!! Only guys can hold it, like camels and water, you know. To top it all, all the girls had to go with me, so that took even a few min longer. But, none of that nonsense was gonna happen again, so we kissed dad bye and headed back home. No Buildabear, no nothing-straight good ole home. I don't care if I have a GPS and can go wherever in Atlanta and know exactly where I am at all times (well, sort of, honey if there is satellite reception, I am not poking at you either). I just wanted to leave Atlanta and just go home and cry into my lonely pillow. But, no, I didn't have time to cry. Upon arrival to the empty house, I was begged to leave the house and go to Kids Connection for that last hour it was open. I think we were all sort of a denial about coming home without dad. It was weird! No one wanted to go home after being gone for a long trip. I was wiped out but gave in, again. I was already there earlier in the day for a whole hour getting stuff at %50 off. When my friends spotted me there again they had a good laugh! So did I!
It's so good to have friends! I stopped and talked to at least 4 ladies there. My kids thought I was sort of dumb, talking to people instead of shopping. But I really realized how much of a social bug I am. I love people. I love visiting with people, talking! Who cares about stuff? Maybe my husband's absence really magnifies my need for socializing, I don't know. But it really struck me like a ton of kids running into me! I love living here! Even if those friends aren't close friends it is still so good to know them! I keep meeting new people every day. My post about the baby shower is living proof of that! I think I know half of my town now and I've only lived here for 1 y and 18 months. I have Chinese, Indian, Russian and Malaysian friends! God is soo good!
Wow! How I got off my topic-our trip. When we picked dad up at the airport we drove straight to Salem, NC where hubby's cousin was in the hospital. It was so good to see him and hug him and pray for him. It's been a really rough month for their family but he is slowly building his strength. Kids got to visit with their cousins (no pics since I left my CF card in the comp case in the card reader and was shocked to find an empty camera when I got to the park where I watched the kids for 2 hours, there is no emoticons to show my emotion here). But if I did, it might be lost right now in the comp crash for me to bemoan!!! I do have just a few pics of the next day's couple of hours we spent together! That's all the memories for now.
The week upon our return was nothing but a flurry of events. Docs appts for hubby, football and softball practices, games, etc. Son's only football game that he was so eager for dad to watch was rained out (we haven't had rain in months) and it was supposed to be rescheduled for the morning before we took dad to the airport-tight, huh? Well, it got rescheduled for this week. The kid is still getting over it I think.
So, now he is there, and we are here. Life goes on. Travel team for oldest dd looms on our horizon. Piano lessons, art lessons, drama and horse club. They help us stay busy and focused on something other than ourselves. If the local nursing home was a bit more cooperative we'd be there every week but they are just not interested, I don't know why. But we keep on keeping on and by the grace of Jesus we will make it just fine till dad comes home for another visit. Hope it's 2 weeks long, so we can really get to hug him and squeeze him.
Well, look here, I am on a roll blogging. I knew it was fun! But for me it was always funner to read other friends' blogs. They are so very profound and challenging. What am I doing typing away at a bit after midnite when I have so many classes to divide and school to plan for next week? I dunno, but i am signing off. My can't sleep kid ( have no clue what she drank before going to bed) looks like is done coloring so that means I can head on to my lonely bed. You haven't shed a tear yet? Oh, well, but can you say a prayer for us? We want a job where dad is with us, not accross the ocean. No webcams or Skypes would help. Nite!
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