Disney Land


Disney Land

There is a joke in my family that any time we get together, there is an empty Wal-Mart somewhere.  We are all a bit loony, but we sure have a great time.
My children are all grown-up now, adults if you will, but there was a time I wasn’t sure they would make it!
Any time we went somewhere it was an adventure.  This particular trip we were going to California.  Disney Land!.  The boys were about 11 and 9 and Amanda was around 3.  It was Easter Sunday and we were, as usual running a bit late.  With 3 kids, that just goes with the territory.  We parked the car in one of those shuttle lots and unloaded the car.  There were no restrictions on number of bags so you took so you got to take however many you could carry and it amounted to nearly half your house.  As we entered the airport and checked our bags, someone realized we had left the video camera in the car.  Now, this was early video camera days and it was the size of a small car so I have no idea how, whoever was in charge of it, forgot it.  And, since we were going to Disney we HAD to have it!   Now, these were the days before security so, my husband decided to grab the shuttle back to the car to get the camera and was sure he would have time to make the plane.  My job was to get the kids to the gate and check-in.  No problem.  One adult, 3 kids that can all walk, so off we went.  Once we got to the gate they were already boarding the aircraft.  Well, guess who had the tickets?  Me.  No problem right?  Well, how was my husband going to get his ticket if I am on the plane?  The gate people told me to board the kids and get them seated and hopefully he would get to the gate quickly.  I had visions of 3 kids taking off to California with no parents on the plane.  (Reverse Home Alone).
As they announced, “final boarding”, I left my husband’s ticket with the gate check-in attendants and boarded, not sure of what would happen.  Would I have 3 kids in the LA Airport in the middle of the night?  Would they plane wait?  As I found my seat and buckled in, I looked up to see my husband getting on the plane just as the door was closing and the pilot was announcing that we were ready to fly.  

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