The last two days did not seem like enough time to get
everything we needed to get done, completed. We were running around cleaning
and packing. I think by the time we left at noon on Sunday we had made 3 extra
trips to my mom’s to leave things with her and one to the dump! Finally we just
had to say good enough and hope that Steve and Mary Lou could find everything
they needed.
We arrived at my sister’s around 1:00 p.m. and had an
awesome lunch. Then the boys hit the pool! It was a welcome break from packing
and frayed tempers… pure fun and enjoyment. At four we all began watching the
Labour Day classic between the Riders and the Blue Bombers. Ceilidh’s dinner plans were spoiled by her
Chinese food restaurant going out of business- but a new one was found and
dinner arrived at half time! With a Saskatchewan win, the day was perfect.
The airport took all our bags which were (when combined) the
perfect weight. It made me appreciate my good friend Nelly who was responsible
for balancing aircraft loads for the CF. An important and skillful job! Even
Brent’s kiteboarding equipment went through with minimal discussion.
Clearing security was less simple. It turns out that because
we were bringing over $10,000 into the country we needed to declare that before
we went through security. Brent was turned back and the boys and I went through
and waited until 9:30.My pipe dream of getting the boys to rest was quickly set
aside as the plane was boarding at 10:45 p.m. The time passed quickly and in no
time we were boarded on a Caribbean Airlines flight.
Caribbean Airlines takes midnight snack seriously. Just
after take-off, they started serving a hot chicken sandwich, drinks, plantain
chips and a cookie! The serving/cleaning up lasted until 1:00 a.m., amazingly
both boys slept through the lights being on and all the commotion. However by
3:30 Aiden was up and wanting to chat.
We watched tiny islands go by and by 4:00 Owen was up too.
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