Airline Delays!

Well let me tell you about our plane experience coming & going.
The airline we used will remain annoynomous. Our friend Jeff offered to take us & pick us up from the airport. This was great since we had the baby & he was sweet enough to help us with the luggage @ the airport. Having Brylee it was a BIG help and allowed one of us to focus on Brylee. Thank You Jeff!
Going through security was not too bad. There was a nice gentleman that helped us push all the tubs we had through the x-ray machine. I did have to step aside to allow security to check the bottles of milk I had packed for Brylee. They just had to wipe a strip over the seal. The agent was nice & was very polite.
While walking around with Brylee there was an announcement that our plane was not at the gate yet. This was the first plane out & they had not even started to bring it from the hanger area. Bryan comment was " they need a course in Hanger Management". Brylee was getting hungry so we gave her a bottle & off to sleep she went. Once we got on the plane another announcement was made, "we are sorry but we are experiencing electrical/mechanical problems & we have requested a mechanic". 20 minutes later another announcement was made, "we are still waiting on the mechanic". During this time Brylee is restless but not too bad. We had a great woman sitting in our row that offered & got down bags when we needed them. She offered her blanket if Brylee got too cold. Very sweet person.
Well, we finally were able to start our taxiing when another announcement was made. We had to have the weight of the plane re-calulated. WHAT!!!!!! Well, once we got off the ground everything went a little better. A few passagers were upset that they would still have to pay for a snack since we were delayed 1.5 hours. Not a problem, Brylee had her snacks & she was happy so we were too!

Coming home...
We started to the airport a little early so we could get a couple of Geo Caches before getting to the airport. We stopped to eat lunch & I could tell that Jennifer was getting really upset & I decided that we would go on to the airport & they would drop us off. Cary said no, they would stay with us until we left. I did not like my little girl being upset. The weather from their house to the airport was rain, some sleet & some snow. Bryan & I wanted them safe at home. So we went to the airport to say good bye. As I got out of the car Brylee started crying & reaching for me as to say don't go! That broke my heart!!!! Then I hugged Cary & asked him to take care of my family, all 4 of them! I hugged Jennfer & told her I love her & we would see her soon. We stepped inside the airport & waved as they finally left. A few minute later Bryan's phone rang & you could hear Brylee doing the Super Chicken song....all is better!
We picked up a couple of magazines & went to the gate & waited. Then there is an announcement that the plane coming in from DFW is 15-20 mintutes late. So once we get on the plane & settled in there is another announcement, we will be delayed while they de-ice the plane. Well I could accept that! Once we get in the air the pilot annouces the route home to make up time for the delays. We were to land at 7:05. We landed at 8:05. We get on the ground & another announcement was made that there was a plane at our gate that was not able to be moved & they would be looking for us another gate. Well, after sitting for 15-20 mintutes they were able to move the plane. Bryan had texted Jeff that we were down & Jeff sent back one saying that there were a lot of people at the baggage claim waiting on luggage. It seems there was a problem of some kind. Fortunately we had our bags on the plane with us & by the time we got off the plane the baggage area was cleared.
Well, I guess I better get use to delays & problems...I have some very important people I need to visit!

Week with Brylee!

As many of you know Brylee spent the week with T-ma & Poppy recently. Since we knew it would be some time before we had the chance to play & have a good time we centered everything & everyday around her. Here are a few things we did that week: Saturday: Went to Ham & Eggs to have breakfast with Jennifer & Cary before they started on their long road trip. After the tearful goodbyes we started to get thing ready for the day. Sarah (a friend's daughter from the fire dept. Sarah is very special to us & we love her!) came over to bring us our Girl Scout Cookies. She played with Brylee & even read a book to her. She was wonderful with Brylee & she enjoyed the time. We went shopping for some cooler clothes since she had winter clothes but we are in Texas & the weather was going to be in the 70's most of the week. We played at the Vista Ridge play area & the a couple older girls wanted to play with her. We stopped to play in the Mom's Lounge, for just a minute. Since this area had no one in it & she could enjoy herself. Went to the grocery store. Read with Poppy. Sunday: Enjoyed breakfast & tried to feed self. Of course we shared our orange juice with her. Played with Giggles on the computer. Went to the Grapevine Mall & played on the interactive screen. The interactive screen had scenes of balloons, cocoa with marshmallows, peacocks plus 4 more. This took up about 20 minutes as we entered the mall & as we left. We went to Build a Bear where she did not care about a stuffed animal but wanted to run out in the mall & be free. Now once we picked a bear & started the process she was okay except the stuffing of the bear. The special reason for going to Build a Bear is so Bryan & I could record a special message for her. The message was "Go Brylee, Go Brylee, Go Brylee, T-ma loves you!" then Bryan recorded "Remember Poppy loves you too!" We wanted a special outfit for it & found the best one, a Stars Player uniform. Perfect. We had the chance to Skype with her mommy & daddy that evening. Monday: Poppy & I took her to her last Mother Goose Time at the library. Not only was it due to the move but the class is for up to 15 months old & she just turned 15 months old. We went to the mall & played in the play area for a little while.
Playing around the house & chasing each other around the house. Tuesday: We, including Poppy, went to the big girl class of Toddler Time. She was not impressed with it because there was no parachute time. But she did try to participate the best she could. We ran an errand to Tom Thumb to pick up the Turkey steaks & she got an Elmo "boon" Amy dropped by to deliver more Girl Scout cookies & to see Brylee 1 last time before she moved to Maine. Went to Fry's to pick up some monitor screens for Poppy's Corporate office. Ran around the house with a picture of Chester. I had to take it away from her a few days later when she started eating the paper.
Was playing Giggles & sneezed this time she hit the table across the bridge of her nose. BIG OUCH!!!!!! Poppy & T-ma taught her the Super Chicken song & yes she is still going around saying it. Wednesday: Went to the Play Area @ Vista Ridge Mall. Ate spaghetti be herself. A little messy but she ate & feed herself. Played with the instruments that we have in the Study. Lots of singing & dancing going on. Thursday: This was a quite day. Played with her jewelry & a lot of Valley girl talk going on. Reading of books. Playing with Giggles. Chasing and being chased around the house.
On Friday I woke up @ 1:45 going through a check list in my head, did I have everything for Brylee packed? Did I pack everything I needed? Do I have the animals cared for while we are gone? So I finally got up @ 2:15 & Brylee got up at 2:30. So we started getting everything around & a good friend Jeff came @ 5:30 to drive us to the airport so we could take Brylee to her new home. The week was the best I have had in years. I LOVED reading to Brylee. To play with the jewelry & talk "Valley Girl" with her. Chasing her & she chasing me around the house. Bryan & I teaching her Super Chicken theme & 123 UGH! Getting the instruments down & enjoying the time to play, sing & dance.I did notice that she began to get clingy earlier in the week. This could be good or bad.
I had always hoped & dreamed that being a grandmother would be a lot like this. I want all of Brylee's visits either living close or far away to be just like this....FUN!!!. Looking forward to our next visit!!