Ready, Set....Wait

So I packed 200 lbs of clothes (not to mention washed them as well), made sure the cats had enough food, stopped the newspaper, mowed the lawn, etc trying to get ready for the limo to pick us up at 6am Thursday. But we received a phone call Wednesday night from South African Airways telling us that our flight was delayed by 9 hours. So, the good news is that I could actually get some sleep the night before, but unfortunately, we lost our seats together & we would probably lose a day in Johannesburg.

Since we were 8 people travelling together, getting the seating arrangements that were agreeable to everyone, including the airlines, was a little tricky. But Rich worked on that & we were all ready Thursday afternoon when Irv & the limo came to pick us up. I believe this could be the highlight of my kids trip - a white stretch limo filled with sodas for them.  We picked up Leonard, Illana & the kids & headed for JFK. After Check-in, dinner, security &  waiting for the POTUS to leave JFK around the same time, we took off!