Flying

This morning was a jumble of doing the laundry and packing for my trip to Dallas for Kelley's graduation. Oh, and calling Mark, our mobile RV repairman, to check out yet another leak! This one also showed up at a location where we had a leak repaired a couple of years ago. Mark climbed up on the roof and found the little rubber boot that seals the TV antenna wire inlet loose.

Of course while he was up there he found another place or two that needed sealing. Plus he suggested that it was probably a good idea to pull the air conditioner and check underneath to see if it might have cut through the rubber roof at its contact points. He didn't want to do that on a day when it was threatening to rain, so he'll come back another day to do that. Our mantra is "If it's not one thing, it's another!"

Ken drove me to the McAllen Miller International Airport for my 3:55 p.m. flight. We left around 2:15 p.m., knowing that would get me to the airport in plenty of time (actually early). It turned out to be even earlier than we expected. It's been raining in Dallas, disrupting lots of flights, so the plane we were flying out on was quite late in arriving, pushing my departure time to closer to 4:30 p.m. It's always fun to wait around in airports.

Ed met me at DFW. Fortunately he knows the back way out, because otherwise we'd have been stuck in the bumper to bumper traffic leaving by the north exit. We got back to the house just a bit before Julie returned from shopping with the kids for new Christmas pajamas. Jesse ended up with Santa pj's, but Cate and Sam made other choices (Star Wars: the Clone Wars for Sam and a nightgown with ballerinas for Cate).

It was great to see Ed and Julie and the kids again. For the first time in ages, Sam's greeting wasn't "Did you bring your Wii, Grandma Lee?" Ed and I did play The Kids of Carcassonne with Cate and Sam. It's an interesting tile laying game with large sturdy tiles, perfect for younger kids.

Of course I called to let Ken know I'd arrived safely. He was doing fine, even though he sent his Kindle with me. He's been reading mainly on his Acer tablet. With the laptop, tablet, and Samsung Fascinate, he's got plenty to keep him busy.