Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Short end of the stick

On day 9 of single parenting, I really can't complain. We had an amazing weekend with tons of sun and temperatures in the 70s. The boys are really helping me out since I've drilled it into their heads we all need to stick together and work hard with dad gone.

Jon, on the other hand, can complain. He was supposed to fly from Tokyo to Johannesburg via Singapore on Sunday night, a trip that was going to take 36 hours door to door. He was rather excited to fly on the new A380, the full double decker airplane.

First they were delayed 6 hours taking off. Once in the air, they had to turn around mid-flight due to a mechanical problem. They sat on the tarmac for 3 hours before finally canceling the flight. They all unloaded to a hotel and then came back to fly out the next day. In total, it will now take about 50 hours door to door.

I really can't complain about getting to be in my house with the kids with the windows open and eating on the porch in February.

2 comments:

Megan said...

Oy! That is a LONG, long, long trip! Day 9 of single parenting is pretty amazing Laura!! Keep up the good work!

Carrie77 said...

Double decker plan? How cool! 50 hours? Not so cool!