Archive for April, 2007

Thursday, April 26th, 2007

Home, Safe and Sound

eClaire and I made it home safe and sound. Hubby and BC caught us by surprise and met us inside the airport. What it was great to see him!
We are now at home, fed, and tired. BC is out of sorts. I’m not sure if he’s just being two [...]

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Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

Funeral and Family

Yesterday my family and I went to Sadie’s funeral. The grave side service started at 10:30 a.m. and lasted for about an hour. It was pretty cool. I’ve only been to a few other funerals, mostly memorials, and no grave side services since becoming an adult. Yesterday was mixed with intense [...]

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Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

Crazy is as Crazy Does.

Last night I was scheduled to fly into San Diego for my cousin’s funeral. eClaire and I got to the airport about an hour and a half early and went through the security checkpoint relatively quickly. I was cleared and didn’t appear to be a terrorist or caring any poisons, guns, or knives…well actually [...]

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Saturday, April 21st, 2007

Heading to San Diego

Hubby talked with Southwest and American Airlines last night trying to find “compassion fare” for me.
Translation: We don’t want to pay full price for a flight that needs to be scheduled two days in advance.
Southwest Airlines doesn’t offer these fares. They said that we could buy a ticket for $280, the going rate. [...]

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