A few glitches…

and we are still patiently waiting for my parents to arrive.  They departed on Wednesday from Cedar Rapids and flew to Detroit.  The sat on the runway in Cedar Rapids for a bit because of ice, which caused them to miss their flight from Detroit to Atlanta.  Once they got rebooked in Detroit, they were told there is a chance they won’t make their flight from Atlanta to Johannesberg.  When they got off their flight in Atlanta mom started running and didn’t stop until she arrived at the gate to be told, “They left 10 minutes ago”.  Delta gave them hotel vouchers and they stayed in Atlanta on Wednesday evening.  What a long day of unexpected events, but it gets even more CRAZY!!

Delta does one flight a day from Atlanta to Johannesberg so they were rebooked for the same flight but for Thursday evening.  They spent most of the day at the airport, and finally boarded the plane about 7:30 PM.  Oddly enough they were on the runway ready to take off and the plane was taken back to the gate.  They sat for an hour and then were told there was an issue with the hydraulic pump and everyone needed to get off of the plane.  After sitting for 2 more hours they were told the airplane wouldn’t be able to fly and they would get another plane, and schedule a new flight for Friday morning.  They decided not to take another hotel voucher, and just sleep at the airport.

When I talked to them yesterday they were in good spirits, but we texted a few times after they were told they wouldn’t be leaving until the morning, and I could tell they were losing their positivity.  2 very long days of travel – and they still have a 15 hour plane ride ahead of them.  We pray that the flight is smooth, and of course, NO MORE glitches.  This is the second morning in a row that I have had to tell the boys we won’t be going to the airport to get grandma and grandpa….you could see the disappointment in their eyes.  Austin said, “Wow, I know God has a plan and just needed them to come a few days later then expected – I wonder if we will ever figure out why they were delayed two days!”

We were suppose to leave this Sunday for a few days at a game park, but I managed to reschedule it and we won’t go until Tuesday now.  I am anxious to get them here so they can relax a bit, eat some normal food, change their clothes, rest in a bed, brush their teeth and most importantly see their grandkids.  The count down has started again for the third time……SOON they will be here!!