Marti's Musings: Double Whammy

Ok, so you guys know that we have said goodbye to our precious granddaughters, son and daughter-in-law.  Whammy!  We only get to see them twice a year, on average - seeing as they are on the opposite coast.  The goodbyes never get any easier, either - particularly when granddaughter, Miss T, looks deep into my eyes and says: "Mimi, I don't ever want you to ever go away!" - complete with pools of tears in her sweet eyes.  (thus causing pools of tears in MY eyes) *sigh*

And - here we sit, in the waiting area at Portland, OR airport.  Our plane should have taken off 15 minutes ago.  Whammy!  Yeah, on the pre-flight check, the crew discovered a vibration they didn't like - soooooo  we wait for another airplane to arrive from NY, and they do the old switcheroo....  *sigh*
I realize I SHOULD be thankful that they are so safety conscious (and truly I am), however, it is currently 10:40pm West Coast Time - that means 1:40am East Coast time.  *yawn* 

Yeah, so as I look around the crowded waiting area, listening to overhead announcements - warnings of " never leave your bags unattended!"  (do people really DO that?) "so and so please report to gate number-whatever" and  "will Miss So-and-So please return to the car rental, you have the car keys"  (I kid you not!) - I look around and think:

 'What -  are we crazy?'  - we COULD be sleeping soundly in our motor home, complete with our own toilet (there are priorities, you know).  Of course, we all know we are slightly crazy - but that fact aside, we could be retired, fulltiming it, and still be WITH our sweet granddaughters.  But noooooo - we are heading back to the crazy world of 9-5 (huh, yeah, right), limited vacation time (translate = limited time to see the grandkids), high stress and NOW I have to share my space with a crowd of disgruntled travelers.  To borrow a phrase:  "sheesh!" 

So, to end a good note - this has kind of solidified our full timing date - Paul is (almost) ready to put in his retirement letter - and we will not have to rush cross country to have visits with the kids.  This double whammy could have some serious positive results!  Stay tuned - we will announce our retirement date in the not too distant future.  Woo hoo!!