Boston trip--day 1

Monday, June 14

7:45 a.m.  In an effort to step over Sarah and also prevent Jason from escaping, I fell and hurt my arm, hand, and toe.  The last thing I said to Jason was not nice.

7:50 a.m. Left home in a downpour.  I prayed that the rain would stop by the time we got to the airport, and it did.

8:15 a.m.  Flight is delayed by 30 minutes for weather. Kids are zooming their zhu zhu pets around the airport.

9:00 a.m.  Sitting around waiting to board the plane with women weightlifters.  The check-in guy was extremely nice and joked around with the kids. 

9:40 a.m.  Getting on the plane.  Sarah flopped into the nearest seat and said, “I think I’ll sit here”, which made everyone laugh.

10:00 a.m. Plane is taking off.  As we ascended into the clouds, Sarah yelled, “It’s my first experience in a cloud!” which made everyone laugh again.  Then she announced that she was getting her hamster out, and the guy across the aisle from her looked alarmed and said, “Hamster?!”  He looked at me, and I assured him it was a fake hamster.

10:30 a.m. Can barely see the tip of the Sears Tower poking up through the heavy clouds.

10:33 a.m. Landing in Chicago.  I thought the flight attendant said we would be complaining at the gate, but she actually said “deplaning”.  Sarah dropped Jilly (her zhu zhu pet) in the aisle, and the nice man across the aisle picked her up and petted her (Jilly, not Sarah).  

11:00 a.m.  The boys went for food, and I started stressing that they wouldn’t make it back in time for boarding.  Sarah went down on her knees right in the middle of O’Hare and prayed that they would make it.  

11:30 a.m.  Sitting on another plane waiting to take off.  Can’t see anything out the window except the big loud jet engine.

3:30 p.m. Made it to the hotel and headed right for the pool.  It's nice, and we were the only ones in it. There's a big button in the elevator labeled "mezzanine".  Sarah stared at it and tried to read it, but all she could come up with was "misery". 

5:30 p.m.  Taking the free hotel shuttle to Faneuil Hall.  Driver Tom is very nice and helpful. He showed us a building built by the British in 1731, with a balcony from which the Declaration of Independence was read.

5:45 p.m.  Watching a street performer.  Sarah volunteered to be a helper. 

7:30 p.m. waiting for the shuttle to take us back to the hotel