Just another manic Monday

Monday morning
3:50AM My alarm VIBRATEs (note to self...turn on sound).
4:00 Trevor's alarm sounds (note to self...wake up when alarm sounds).
4:30 Mark Borland (a.k.a. Airport run friend) knocks on our door causing us to wake up.
4:31 Run around the house in a frazzled state trying to throw babies, baggage, selves in car while suffering intensifying tooth ache.
4:45 Make small talk about how my phone didn't wake me up.
4:46 Realize that phone is not on my person or in my car. Go back home.
4:50 Trevor finds phone under the sheets in the middle of the bed.
4:51 On the road again...Tooth pain intensifies.
5:10 Arrive at airport, check bags (note to self for future reference...fill out label thingys and attach to baggage).
6:00 Rush to our gate to catch our 6:30 flight to DETROIT.
6:01 Notice: Flight delayed until 9:00 (Problem: we will miss our connecting flight)
6:10 Call airline to re-book flights.
6:20 Relocate to gate across the walk-way to wait for our new 9:30 flight to ATLANTA.
6:21 Figure out a way to keep an almost one-year old and 2 year old happy after having woken them up at 4:40AM.
7:21 Still trying to figure out a way to keep kids happy (or at least content). Neither has slept.
9:00 Call to board plane.
9:10 Start meandering up to board plane.
9:11 Acacia "fake" coughs repeatedly (note to Acacia...don't fake cough when about to enter plane during flu season)
9:12 People in line take note of our family and pray that they don't get seated next to us.
9:30 Take-off.
9:40 Trevor plays in-flight trivia game while Acacia watches a show about dogs (thank you Delta for TV's in the seat backs)
10:00 Eliana sleeps for 20 min.
11:30 Land
11:31 Walk hurriedly across airport to make our next flight.
11:41 Arrive at proper gate.
11:42 Notice: flight delayed until further notice. 1 year old growing antsy.
12:00PM Notice: flight will leave at 1:20. 1 year old won't sit. Walk around airport.
12:20 Notice: flight will leave at 1:27. 1 year old grumpy. Walk around airport.
1:10 Board small plane.
1:11 FOUR seats all to ourselves (thank you, Lord)
1:20 Eliana doesn't want to sit.
1:40 Eliana doesn't want to sit.
1:55 Acacia sleeps.
1:56 Eliana is mad.
1:57 Pull out Dora DVD. Eliana is quiet.
2:00 Eliana sleeps.
2:01 All passengers on plane breathe a sigh of relief.
3:10 Land in Akron, OH.
3:20 Run to meet Grandpa and Vovo.
3:21 Walk to baggage claim to pick up luggage.
3:25 Baggage carousel stops, seemingly signifying it has thrown up all the bags it has.
3:26 Hope we have misunderstood and wait for it to start moving again.
3:27 Still waiting.
3:28 Talk to baggage claim guy.
3:29 No bags. Baggage claim guy can't find them in the system.
3:30 Remember that luggage is not marked with our names. Bad feeling in pit of stomach.
4:00 Drive to Grandpa and Vovo's with babies (without coats) sitting in airport-loaned carseats. No luggage. Note to self: don't pack coats in luggage.
4:30 Arrive at Grandpa and Vovo's to eat supper in time to get to church at 5:00 for meeting with Tampa.
6:30 Choir rehearsal.
10:00 End of rehearsal. Go to Grandpa and Vovo's.
10:45 Call airports and airlines to track luggage. No one can find it.

Tuesday Morning
10:00AM Trevor drives to airport to hunt down luggage.
10:35 Trevor calls to say he can see luggage through window. Door to room is locked. No one is to be found.

As I finish this post at 11:15am Trevor walks down the stairs with our luggage. Thank you, Lord.

This week we are in Ohio to take part in Hudson Chapel's Christmas concerts. Trevor is filling in for one of the keyboard spots and I get to sing in the choir. We also get the HUGE blessing of spending time with Grandpa and Vovo and hopefully seeing many of you (if you live in the area, of course)!

Til next time,

Sarah