The Trip From Hell---O---It's AYM too!

Yesterday I was happy to have plenty of time at the airport to catch up on things. That was before all the delays. When we found out our flight was delayed 20 minutes, we were pretty bummed because we only had a 25 minute connect in Denver. Plus, we knew there wasn't another flight to Nashville after that one. Turns out that our flight was delayed about an hour. The pilot assured us that he was going to make up most of the time in the air. We pulled back from the gate---he came on and said there was a problem---the right engine didn't start. Back to the gate. Within 15 minutes, we were told the problem was a bad starter---which couldn't be fixed. We all had to get off. I immediately went to the counter to see what our options could be. Turns out, there were NO planes flying anywhere east after ours. To make matters worse, all flights for the next day were already booked except the 2:15 p.m. which still had 2 seats. The agent suggested that I just wait and see what was going to happen.

They got us another plane that was to arrive in 30 minutes. They assured us that they were holding all the Southwest connecting flights in Denver except for 3. We finally take off. The flight is uneventful until we reach Denver.  We couldn't land due to weather. We had to circle for another 45 minutes. Once we landed, we had to run to our connection which was, of course, at the other end of the concourse. On a happy note, they kept the last 8-10 rows completely empty for us so that we didn't all have center seats. Butch likes the aisle and I like the window. We had a little boy in the middle who slept the whole flight.

We got home at 1:30 a.m.---but at least we made it! I took a shower and felt good to be in my own bed.

Today I had my day group AYM here. The assignment this month was to document your daily or weekly routine.

Sally decided to document her "Fridays with her mom." Her mom lives with her. Her health is failing, so Fridays is something they always looked forward to---hair appointment, a little shopping and lunch. They can't do much now, but Sally wanted to be sure to remember the fun they had. 

Suzanne took some photos of the important things in her life every day---"Bits and Pieces of Every Day." I loved what she did with the flowers. She did her journaling on the yellow tags which she put in a pocket under her initials.

I've presented them with a challenge for next month---copy a design from advertising---magazine or food boxes---I want them to notice that inspiration is everywhere.