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06/18/23 Sorry you will have to deplane

 Aaagh!!! We’re on our way to Seattle. We made it as far as SLC and had a four-hour layover. We got settled on the plane to Seattle and somehow I managed to get an empty next to me!! I put on a movie I’ve been wanting to see. The storied life of Aj Firky. 20 minutes delay. No biggie.  Then the dreaded…I’m sorry to announce that the pilot cannot make it and you will all need to deplane and reschedule your flight. Noooooooo!!! 


The line was horrendous. Eldon and Diane managed to get in line earlier than us and we were supposed to get next. Seriously…next…when they announced we had to get in a different line.

Our luggage was a problem that took two hours to resolve…actually three for Diane’s luggage and she didn’t even get hers back until the next morning.


Kade Christensen - Physical Therapist
Met on the plane - works with Starr Cooley









Dad and Laura’s checked bags were sent to Seattle so they only had what they packed in their carry-on…which was not much!!

We were given hotel vouchers…guess what? Got Eldon and Diane and Dad reservations at one hotel and then it said it was fully booked!!! 😭😭😭

But Diane was having extra luggage issues so we kept Dad only he didn’t have a room. So we shared ours.

We ordered Lyft and waited and just before the driver was to arrive we got a cancellation notice!!!! And the Lyft voucher disappeared. And it’s like 2 am.
What the heck?!?!

Thankfully a new voucher eventually came in and we ordered another lift. Unfortunately, he was coming from Kearns and would be another 26 minutes. We finally made it to the hotel at 2:30 and all tucked in by 2:45 am.

We first got flights flying us from SLC to Vegas to Seattle. No.

Then they booked us for 9:45 pm Saturday. Ugh.

We decided to present ourselves for the 3:30 pm flight and ask for standby.  And miracle of miracles …all 5 of us got on!!!!!😍

And we just barely landed!!! It’s 4:30 in Seattle!! They are an hour's time difference.

We had some time spent on the phone with our motel…apparently they canceled us when we no-showed last night. Charged us for the night but then canceled the second night.😭😵‍💫. But after going the rounds I think we’ve got it figured out.

I’m hoping to have some really good stuff to report as we continue our venture!!

So I thought I was done…but wait! There’s more!! Haha

We got to the hotel and there was a several-hour problem. Diane and Ben had a room…only Ben gave his to Dad. So Ben and we had no room. There was a lot of going the rounds and we ended up in a nasty hotel next door with two double beds and Ben and Laura ended up with two doubles at the same hotel as everyone else. Ugh!! We all paid in February in full!!!

We got everything settled at about 8 and then at about 9, we got dinner. We played some games and hung out in the kitchen area for a couple hours. Then shuttled back to the airport to get Grandpa's lost luggage. 

It’s now midnight (1pm our time) and we’re just settling into bed. 😳

The shuttle is at 10 tomorrow to board our ship!!!!🎉



John 14:15…if you love me keep my commandments…that’s Dad's thought for you.

Grandpa says to look up trembling Zeezrom. Great story!! 

My thought is  Someday, you do not know when you will be driving down a road. And someday, you do not know when, he, or indeed she, will be there. You will be loved because, for the first time in your life, you will truly not be alone. You will have chosen to not be alone.

It’s from my movie…and choosing to let love in your life.

Love you Katie girl!!

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