I made it to Mesa without mishap, just short on sleep. I received a call early in the day about troubles with my flight. I had to wait an hour to talk to a representative and they pretty much said I would have better luck at the airport. Delta wasn't going to get me home Friday as promised, so they put me on the red eye with US Airways, which I had not booked specifically because I do not care for that airline.
Airports bring out a lot of interesting behaviors in people. I was haunting the gate of the earlier direct flight in the hopes of getting home sooner and got to see a spectacular meltdown and parenting fail. I think I watched a sociopath in the making, and while I am a firm believer in 2 parent homes, I truly hope this kid only sees his dad on the weekends. They had missed their connection, and the dad went on a quite vulgar rant. The little boy at first thought dad was mad at him, but after being reassured that wasn't the case the dad then proceeded to yell at the attendant when she came back up the Jetway, and the little boy mimicked his attitude and volume, but thankfully not his words. I was sitting by 2 other individuals and we speculated with equal horror about the future of that little boy.
So I did make get a ticket for the earlier flight, which of course was promptly delayed. I spent the flight home being abused by everyone on the flight. The flight attendant threw a cup at my head and everyone tripped on me. We had freezing rain in Des Moines, and I'm pretty sure we almost overshot the runway on landing. Then I get to our neighborhood and no matter that I'm going 5 miles an hour I'm sliding. I had to park on the street and skate to the lawn just to make it to the house!!
I pray you all have time to reflect on what we are celebrating: The coming of our Savior. From birth in a stable He came to die in our place for our sins so that we might have eternal life with Him.
Merry Christmas!
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