August 03, 2002

Arrived in Chicago

Posted by Scott at 12:21 PM

Michelle and I got up before 4AM. We had no difficulties getting to the airport. When I dropped Michelle and the kids off at the skycab check in, the line was a bit long but I thought she might only have to wait 5-10 minutes. I proceeded to look for parking. All of the main long term parking lots were full! Argh! So our van is parked in the "long term" garage... for $70/week. I really should have asked someone like Mr. Russell to help out by dropping us off. When I finally got back to Michelle and the kids, the line had barely moved! So even though we got to the airport at a reasonable time, we nearly ended up missing our flight because the skycab guy was slowww. The boys weren't too difficult on the plane. They did occasionally get into fits of trying to wiggle out of our arms, but they didn't scream or do anything to annoy other passengers. I certainly wouldn't want them on the plane for more than two hours though! When we landed we had quite the long walk from the terminal to baggage claim. It was not fun. I carried both boys so that Michelle could better track the girls. Somehow we didn't initially cross paths with my father who was coming to pick us up. The 'Arrivals' display did not show us what terminal we should go to for our baggage. Eventually about 15 minutes later we found our bags and I found my dad. The boys and Abby catnapped on the ride home.

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