"FLY, FLY AWAY"

19 July, 2012
Thursday

   Spent the day running all over town, trying to make sure that the livestock had plenty of food for the week. A young teenager agreed to come over daily to feed the 11 pygmie goats, Two dogs, Cats, geese and the morning dove. Watering the garden was a Must!

  Finally late in the evening, our bags packed, my diary tucked away to record the trip and my husband and two youngest adult sons, and I were off to Medford to get a hotel near the airport. My number three of five chose to stay home this trip.
   I had explained that it was a combination of business ( military) and short family vacation. We would be meeting up in KY with some distant cousins on Sunday. He did not want to leave his mother cat or kittens alone, as he was not sure if his roommate would be home.

20 July 2012
   Off to the Airport, to find out that my 23 year olds plane ( different flight then ours) was going to be delayed three or more hours. It appeared that one of this two connecting flights to Cinn/ Northern KY international ( CVG) was being halted by air traffic controllers. The San Francisco Airport was fogged in, so the Medford, OR flight to SF was not going to leave for hours....
   A nice man working as a supervisor for United, got permission for him to fly with us ( his brother and parents) on Delta.
   We took off after lunch time for the long flight to KY.  Take offs were always smooth, but the landings were generally rough. No longer do they serve meals, even across country. Not unless you are in "First Class."
    So it was expensive Airport terminal food between stops....and nuts and pretzels with soda's and juices in between.
    Finally we landed in KY and found our way to our hotel a few miles from the airport!  We were exhausted and collapsed in deep sleep!.