Cancellations, drama and going home

Last week we were supposed to start our trip to Nashville to see my sister and brother and families. We were planning for awhile and really looking forward to this, especially since we hadn't seen them since last July! Megan, my brother's wife was planning to decorate an Easter basket with Bryanna, and had bought one for Meghan too so we could go to an egg hunt at a near by church. We were also going to grill on Easter Sunday! My sister also said she made a neat gift basket for us! So.. we were going to start our trip Tues. night, spend the night in Little Rock, Arkansas to break up the long trip, and then end up in Nashville the next day. My hubby was excited bc he wanted to eat at his favorite sushi restaurant in Memphis, where he used to live for awhile and then maybe go to this neat little river there with the girls.
Laile's last day on call was Tues, and of course things can change with his job in an instant. He was supposed to fly to Fort Worth that afternoon and then drive back. The pilot who was supposed to take his place and fly with the other pilot was flying from Ohio. Laile had a bad feeling bc the weather was so bad, and sure enough, the other pilot's flight was cancelled leaving MY husband to fly to Canada. He was not back until really late on Wed. so we would have to had made the whole trip to TN in one day to make it worth such a long trip. To add to this disappointment, Meghan had started to have fever and we found out she has an ear infection. NO wonder she was screaming at the doc. when she was getting ear wax (3xs mind you) out of her infected ear! Poor thing!! On top of that, mine and Laile's stomachs were really upset, and I think we may have caught something Meghan had the week before. We seem to catch a lot around here and it makes me not want to go anywhere with the baby!! C'est la vie..
So.. instead of going to TN, we decided we could handle the 4.5 hr trip to Tulsa, OK and visit Laile's family and some friends. This was a good test for Meghan, and we realized we will probably have to fly to TN when we go because it was all she could take being in that car towards the end of the trip to Tulsa. It is also hard when you are in a strange place, bed and don't have all the freedom to move and do whatever you want.. esp. for a baby!
The first night we were there we stayed at a Holiday Inn Express and Meghan came out of the bathroom with a kleenex in each hand. They had one of those holders on the side of the counter to easily get one when needed. So.. I had to remover the box from this which did not make her happy, and we had to put trash cans up above where possible so she didnt try to get into them either! Argh.. baby curiosity! We also had to constantly remind Bryanna to pick up her glasses and jewelry and such bc if left around, it would be lost by her sister! That hotel room was pretty small for our family and we needed more room for the baby to play. We tried to go to the indoor pool, but it was not warm enough and Meghan was shivering after a few minutes. We had to cut that short, much to my 9 yr old's dismay.
The next morning we had some good breakfast and let some drama begin.. Bryanna spilled her cranberry juice all over the table! Luckily it didn't get on anyone, but it wasn't too fun to clean up.. ahh.. kids.. seems we all were a bit clumsy though on this trip.
We had the priviledge of staying at my Aunt and Uncle's house Friday and Sat. night while they were out of town. This was great bc we had a King size bed for Laile and I, Bryanna had her own room with a comfy bed, and there was plenty of room for the girls to run around. Also, Meghan loved the dog and birds my uncle has for pets. Daddy took Meghan to play throw the ball for the dog to catch and she had a good time with this. They also have a playground my Uncle built for my cousins when they lived there for awhile with there 3 children (now 4). Meghan enjoyed the teeter totter and the swing especially. This was a great place for us to have, and we didn't have to pay for it so that was a nice savings. We visited some friends and family and had a great time with them. Bryanna and I went to see Horton Hears a Who by ourselves and had some mommy/daughter time. We wanted to do this for her esp. bc she had some prior disappointment over a friend of mine and I wanted to make her feel a little better anyway.
The last night there we were able to stay at the Embassy Suites, per my request! My husband has many reward points since he travels for his work, and so he let me pick and of course this is where I chose. I have never stayed in an Embassy Suites bc we could never afford that growing up for sure! It had another room to it, and a little kitchen so it was really nice with the girls. Meghan had lots of room to run around and Bryanna liked having her own little room. We ate really late that night with a friend, and then decided we would try out the pool for the girls since it was heated and they had a hot tub which I was looking forward to. It was nice, but still a little cold outside of the water so Laile took Meghan up to the room and gave her a bath to warm her up, while Bryanna and I stayed down in the hot tub for just a bit longer. I think she really enjoyed some alone time with me here and there. The next morning we had a great breakfast with made to order waffles and omlets, and then just hung out and relaxed before our journey back home. Meghan was a lot happier on the way home so it was good. We were just really tired of driving and very happy to be home!!
Soo.. that's our excited Easter weekend. Oh.. one more thing.. we went to church with Laile's family on Sunday. It was nice to be with them, but the sermon was all about death! I was thinking, umm.. Jesus is alive.. shouldn't this be a really happy joyful sermon? The even more inetersting thing was that it was supposed to be about hope, and the pastor only mentioned anything about hope at the very end, and not in a very memorable way either. We talked with the family and I guess sometimes it is a bit like this here and there with this pastor. The rest of the service was nice to me adn I enjoyed seeing the lady who signs, and the people who are deaf praising with signs too!
Sorry for such a long blog...