Because we had to vacate the house at 10 and Gus and Melissa wanted to be in Charlotte for Ethan’s soccer game, we were dropped off very early at the Savannah airport. Since we were 4.5 hours from flight time, we had to wait in the lobby for the 4 hour time limit to check in. Then we went to find a place to eat lunch. There is a Burger King without seating and one sit down restaurant with four options ... burger, turkey, quesadilla and one other I can’t remember! It was a small space so the line was very long. We had nothing but time so it didn’t matter. I went to sit in a rocker while Ted stood in line.
We were served our $38 selections and eventually made our way to our gate. Then we were alerted our flight was an hour late leaving Nashville and it was drizzling in Houston. Finally about 3:45 we were on the plane and had a quiet flight home. Despite the time lag our luggage was there and had not taken off to destinations unknown.
The parking lot bus was waiting and in a matter of minutes we were at the garage. The receipt Ted had received did not have some reservation number they needed and they could find no record. Despite proving we had already paid, they were not going to let us out until it was found. I offered to pay again and take it up with the credit card company as a duplicate charge but they said that would cause a problem at Corporate. After a half hour I showed them the charge on my credit card statement. It had a vendor address of www.way.com. The lady said "Oh, it is Way." Then she turned to the back of the binder and there were the sheets with WAY written across the top. She asked who T. Rogers 9/27 was. Geesh!
Then we drove home in a driving, blinding rain! We didn’t even bother to stop to eat despite knowing there was nothing to eat at home. We just wanted to get there.
I guess it was a small price to pay for an excellent South Carolina adventure!
Sunday I opted to watch Mass on TV simply because I had lots to do and didn’t want to take the time to get dressed for church. Ted went and I set the timer to give myself time to bring up the livestream Mass. It was such a pleasure to see the church filled almost to capacity, most without masks. Afterwards, Ted stopped at the grocery store buying a roast, potatoes, carrots and celery to cook with it. I peeled the potatoes and sliced the other things and put it all in Ted’s grandma Rogers’ cast iron Dutch oven to bake.
With not going out and getting dinner in the oven at 1:00 I was able to do all the laundry, go through the mail and unpack both bags and put them away. I can start the week on an even keel!
At the beginning of the week I was pretty much at home except I left to have my nails done. There were bills to pay, some cards to send and the check book to balance. Finally on Wednesday I left to play mahjong with a Newcomers group. It was the first time using the new card so I didn’t win any games but it was a good start to getting acquainted with it.
Thursday was our neighborhood monthly birthday lunch ... but there were no birthdays! But we had a group of eight and had a good visit anyway!
We were invited to Ted’s best shooting buddy’s home Friday for a BBQ. I made deviled eggs and Gary asked who made them, saying they were delicious! OK! Tal and Cindy have been part of our lives for several years now. We had not met the other women but things turned out well. The ladies all got along together and the guys talked guns! It was raining the whole time we were there. Enough is enough with the rain!
We went back to our normal routine of going to Mass at 5:00 on Saturday and the Mexican restaurant after with Terry and Carol. This was their first time back to church in 14 months. We started back last June but we didn’t let the masks bother us. Carol refused to wear one. They have their house for sale. Right now there is a contract on it but with a contingency so it is a waiting game unless another buyer comes along and the contingency people can’t move forward.
Sunday I stayed home! Yay! I have to say the pandemic taught me that inserting an "off" day into busy weeks can be a welcome relief.
Monday Carol had us for a terrific steak cookout. She is a very good cook. We played cards and despite getting down all 6 games and not having been stuck with big numbers I came in third!
We had a problem with our AC before we went over Monday for dinner. It just stopped working. We tried turning it off and back on, flipping the breaker, replacing two fuses, all to no avail. They could not come until Wednesday so I called our son in law Bill who can fix anything. We told him all we had done, including flushing the drain pipe. The technician had been here two weeks ago and put vinegar water down the drain so that wasn’t it. Ted was in the attic and Bill was telling him things to look for. Ted was looking for a light to let Bill know where power was going and said "this door is not on right, let me fix it." As soon as he pushed it, the AC started. Bill said that was our problem, that door has a safety switch and not being closed properly let it break contact from vibrations! That was it! It has been working fine since. Finding two containers and an empty water bottle in addition to the not properly seated door, I had a few choice words when I called to cancel the appointment that was going to cost $80 just to show up.
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