So for those of you following along with the saga that is Big Daddy goes to China..well today was finally the day. His flight was very early this morning and so rather then throwing O's schedule and making the day tougher than it was figuring to be (and it really was a tough day), Big Daddy found another way to the airport. We will, however, be meeting him there when he returns.
Big Daddy has been traveling now for more then 13.5 hrs. It's more like 15 if you count the drive to DFW. He had a brief stop over in San Francisco and then on to the second leg of his journey.
As I write this, Big Daddy is somewhere over Siberia. I know this because of the handy little software program that I like to use to watch all of our family and friend's flights when they come to visit or are leaving. This program has been a God send and a bit of a curse. Of course it allows me to see when there are flight delays as they occur as well as it being fun to watch the little airplane float across a map in real-time. You can actually see the path the flight took. Tonight though, I've actually experienced a bit of a down side. I don't know if it's because the flight is now out of North America, but right now it's showing at 0ft altitude. That made my heart drop a little considering there is supposed to be no other stops and well..the plane was showing as being over Siberia as I mentioned. The little plane keeps moving along and there on other messages, so I'm chalking it up to it being an international flight and all. I'm just a little worried. :S
Critter has asked a zillion times for his Daddy. While I smile outwardly and even inwardly some as he asks (as his constant inquiry after his Father is a testament to their strong bond and love for one another), it too breaks my heart a little because I know that he misses Big Daddy so. I'm thinking that I will get him a picture of him and his Daddy and put it in his room so that he can look at it whenever he wants. I think that I'll get out the calender and circle the date of when Big Daddy flies home and maybe this will help with the repetitive questioning.
Under 5 hrs left in Big Daddy's flight. I hope he's doing okay. I'm also hoping that I get to hear from him when he reaches Beijing. My guess is that he is going to be tired and grumpy and it won't be much of a conversation, but I will be so happy to hear his voice. It will be 1:30-2am here so maybe it will be me who is the tired grumpy one.
Okay..so it's off to occupy myself with some cleaning or something. I always clean when I'm on edge.
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