The Beginning...

Well here dad and I sit in Montreal waiting for our flight to Toronto.

I was a blubbery mess saying goodbye to Nathaniel and Fredrick.  Nathaniel looked at me like I had lost my mind.  Fredrick started to cry but once Tita Cindy gave him food and said they'd play a game, he was fine.  Hugged me, kissed me and said, "Bye mom!"  Phew!  Mom was just "a little" emotional :-)

Here is our final photo as a family of FOUR (not a great pic but that's what happens when you're running late):

 

(I am so white!!!! LOL!)

 

So we check in our bags and I am WAY over on my weight (the bag not me HA HA!)...It was going to cost $100.  The lady was very nice and suggested I go buy a bag at a kiosk and throw some things in there.  The bag cost $30.  We were entitled to 2 bags each.  Dad brought an extra duffle bag in his suitcase so we'll fill that up coming home.

 

Moving on to security...dad wants me to say everything went smoothly but that would be a lie!  There was a "mass" in his bag that caused some commotion!  A whole bunch of agents were checking out the computer screen to try and figure out what this "mass" was!  They emptied his bag and figured it was just the way certain items were placed.

 

An answer to prayer...our seats were changed on our LONG flight to Beijing (and this was without us asking)...we have seats at the very front! Mom was concerned dad would get leg cramps from being confined to a small area for so long.  Now he can get up all he wants, and stretch out his legs.  THANK YOU LORD!

 

Well, we are boarding soon.  Rice family this is for you...they just called up passenger "Rice", so dad goes and they said, "No, Donald Rice"! 

 

Well I'll write again "soon"!  Keep those prayers coming! 

 

 Jack...Mommy is on her way!!!!