Planes waiting for a gate at Chicago.

Final Trip review.

Monday. We were awaken to a major thunderstorm. The kids did not wake up, but the adults did. Helen's rain gauge showed 5 inches fell overnight. Her stream in the back yard was flooded. There was flooding all over north Texas. We made it to 6 Flags shortly after opening and stayed until 10pm. It was a fun day. Everyone got to ride the rides they wanted to, except me. The parachute ride was closed due to high winds. I rode that ride with my cousin over 20 years ago.

Tuesday. Helen had a few errands to run before she leaves for Idaho, so we did some of our own. We had breakfast at Krispy Kreme before heading to the DFW National Cemetery. I still miss my uncle. Then it was off to the Dallas Cowboy Golf Course for the 3rd time. I finally got the right sized shirt with a logo. We made it back home for a late lunch then swimming at the splash area. The pools in Hertiage were closed due to the heavy rains on Monday. The kids went up to Lauren and Matthews, while we packed. It was a fun trip even if I did not get to see 2 baseball games or ride 'Chutes over Texas'.

Wednesday. We left Helen's house at 4:45am during another heavy t-storm. We saw a lighting strike hit a tree or a house about 100' from our car. It lite the night sky up like it was daytime. Our flight to Chicago was on time. It was bumpy for the first 40 minutes. When we landed in Chicago we had to wait on the tarmac for 75 minutes. United's computers shut down while we were flying to Chicago. We finally went to a gate and then bought lunch. The flight to PIT was delayed, but not too long. We landed in PIT, got our luggage, went to the parking place and headed home. We made it to the parade for Briley. On the way home from the parade we picked up a pizza,ate, and then crashed.

I will catch everyone up on things that happened since we got back.

Til then---See you Down by the Bayou!