Today the Beast told me that he no longer wants to go to Chicago. After making the trip down to Florida, he says he just can't take another trip like that so he told me to go ahead and book a flight to Chicago instead.
So I get online and tell all the different sites that I want to fly into Midway and not O'Hare. They all tell me that if I want to leave at a decent hour (out of our airport, Huntsville) that I MUST fly into O'Hare. If I want to go to Midway, I have to leave out of Huntsville at 5:30AM and will get into Midway at 9:30AM with a 58minute stopover in Atlanta. I know what that means...I will have to get on the People Mover and run to another area in order to make my next plane since there is seldom a chance that you get to stay on the same plane for the next leg of your trip.
When I tried to fly into Chicago one year for my nephew's wedding, I ended up staying overnight in St. Louis, which was not even on the schedule, because of a storm in Chicago. It was nice that they paid for my room and even gave me a food voucher for the motel I stayed in but it was maddening to have to be grounded and not even sure if I would get to Chicago on time. My sister had arranged for a limo for me from the airport when I got in (to O'Hare, of course!) but it was a frustrating time. I really never intended to fly out of another non-major airport ever again!
However, it's a 3 hour drive to the Atlanta airport and a 2-1/2 hour drive to the one in Nashville. Not a trip I would ask the Beast to drive again so soon after his trip to Florida and he doesn't want me to drive it alone. He thinks *I* am too old! LOL! He's 3 years older than I am and he's had two strokes! Who is he kidding?
I finally decided that the only thing to do is to go to a Travel Agency here in town to book my flight. They have different programs and access to a lot of things that I can't get to online. That way I can do two things....book my flight immediately to where I want to go and also book a car to use while I am there.
The Beast put together the chairs to the table he brought back** from his cousin's house and moved the old table into our living room. It looks nice and feels so much nicer to me being smaller. He also bought a nice runner for it and four place mats. We used it for dinner this evening (ribs and baked potatoes). I also ate a small salad with balsamic vinegar. I'm really liking that even without any olive oil. It has a nice variety of spices. I just don't drown the salad in it.
I put a little note on FB to the Princess and asked her why HER dining room table was sitting in MY living room! It was a joke of course and she laughed in her reply. She said she would ask Johnnycakes when they could come and pick it up but I haven't heard from her yet. It's tough for him with the hours he works and he still needs to be able to sleep. If I haven't heard from her tomorrow, I'll give her a call to remind her to ask so I can have my living room back. LOL!
Love you all. Hope you are having good weather and not suffering from drought conditions like poor California. I wish them rain....lots of it but no flooding, of course. I hope their natural rainy season shows up this year. Be good. Be kind. ***Hugs***
HINT#1: Warm your paint! Did you know that enamel paint spreads more smoothly when it's warm? To get it up to a higher temperature, place it in a warm bath before you use it.
HINT#2: The caffeine in coffee is thought to deplete calcium levels, contributing to osteoporosis, but the same isn't true for tea, which actually has the opposite effect. Drinking tea can reduce fracture risk by 10-20 percent, probably because of its estrogen-building isoflavonoid chemicals.
HINT#3: Stuffy nose? Don't spend money on decongestants-head to your fridge instead. Cut the *root* end of two scallions and carefully insert the white ends into your nose (being cautious not to shove them too high!). You may look silly, but your nose will start to clear in a couple of minutes.
HINT#4: To cure a sore throat in a day or two, mix equal parts of vinegar and honey and take one tablespoonful every two hours.
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