Hey Friends,
I left you hanging in yesterday’s post HERE, but I promised the rest of the story today.
On Tuesday, we flew from Jackson, Mississippi, to Atlanta, Georgia. We had a few hours to spend there before catching our next flight. We enjoy a longer layover.
It is nice not to be rushed. I have to be carried onto the plane in the tiny aisle chair, since I cannot walk. Therefore, I am the first one on the plane and the last one off. My layover times are often cut short because I need to board the plane first.
We were also keeping our eyes on possible bad weather, but we thought it was all going to be fine. We boarded the next flight to Cincinnati around 2:30 PM. My last restroom stop before getting on the plane was a few minutes after 2:00 PM. I have to pay attention to the clock and time everything just right.
Once everyone was on the plane and we were ready to go, bad weather in Ohio grounded us. For 2-plus hours, we sat on the plane unable to fly. Thankfully, we had good seats with plenty of legroom. The flight was completely full. All we could do was hurry up and wait.
At one point, I fell asleep for a while. When I awoke, we were sitting on the runway. I could not remember if we were still on the tarmac in Atlanta. I thought we might have flown all the way to Ohio while I was asleep, and we were waiting to pull into the gate.
I had to check my location on Google Maps to see in which state we were located. It was hilarious! I honestly did not know if I was coming or going. At least the nap was good!
I snapped a quick selfie with Mom during the whole memory-making flight! You just have to roll with the punches.
After 5 PM, we were finally cleared to take off. We were within a half an hour of having to cancel the flight by law. By the time that we took off, I had been on the plane for over three hours. Originally, we had been scheduled to land at 4:45 PM.
Then we had to fly the long way around to avoid bad weather. Needless to say, I was very ready to get off the plane once we landed in Cincinnati. Without hesitation my first stop was the restroom. People had to get out of my way because I was about to run over them with my wheelchair in my hurry.
It was good to be closer to home! And a funny turn of events our luggage took an earlier flight to Cincinnati. While we were in the air, I got a message, letting me know that my baggage had arrived in Cincinnati. Sure enough once we got to baggage it was there waiting on us.
Around 9 PM we rolled into the beach cottage. I was thankful to be home and closer to my bed. Now you can see why I cut yesterday's blog a little short.
On a sidenote, the weather did get really bad close to some of my family! I am thankful to the Lord for protecting them. I am also grateful that Mom and I were safe. I am thankful for His protecting power over us!
Odie
