I'm back in one piece!

Both flight sections yesterday were great and on time, and of course I was most comfortable in the Chi-Sac flight where I had a 1st class seat!  Both my grandsons had some kind of stomach bug that lasted them for a day, and my flight day was when it hit me.  Besides being so tired from getting up at 4 am, I had to keep running to the bathroom!  After a good night's sleep I'm almost back to normal today.

In Chicago I went into a cafe and ordered a medium size coffee.  Lord I was tired and it was only about 9 in the morning!  I took the cup and set it under what looked like a pump, thinking it was cream.  I gave a full, strong push on the pump and watched a dollop of catsup drop into my coffee.  After making sure that no one had observed what I did, I asked the clerk where the cream was, and proceeded to add lots of the good stuff.  The first sip was ok - no catsupy taste at all, so I sat by a window overlooking the planes landing and departing, and drank the coffee.  When I reached the bottom of the cup and saw a sludgy brown mess I threw it away and no one was the wiser.  I certainly didn't notice a strange flavor or anything, but I still chuckle when I think about it.

First class had the usual all-you-can-drink policy plus the delicious meal but I wasn't feeling up to enjoying it like I did on the flight out to NY.  I ate the salad and veggie side, but left the lobster mac & cheese, plus the sorbet dessert.   I did take a taste of the lobster and under better circumstances I would have polished it off with gusto!  I drank about a beer and a half on the flight and really didn't enjoy it all that much as it just made me have to go to the restroom more often.

I love the new bathroom here at home.  I can't take a picture just yet because Joe is grouting the tile in the shower right now.  The water is back on - I spent the night at Jeannie's last night because I wouldn't have been able to use the restroom at the laundry room after 10pm.

The 4 kids all chipped in and bought me a beautiful new vanity  and sink for Mother's Day which I am going to really love.  Now I notice that the old medicine cabinets and mirrors look out of place, so I am probably going to hang a big wall mirror in that space, and keep the supplies from the med cabinets in one of the smaller compartments of the vanity.  It will work out perfectly!  I will take photos as soon as the work is completed and post them.

Steve ran into a lot of problems with the plumbing - you can imagine with a model that was sold in 1962 and was probably manufactured with little or no standards they had to adhere to.  The space behind the walls is too small to hold pipes, so they ran narrow hoses instead.  I found my RV to be similar - it was nice looking and relatively good quality for the industry, but it seemed to be thrown together in many aspects.  I'm happy with what the boys have done, and am already making a mental list of things I want to do in the future.

I'll be back in a day or two with photos.