Grandma and Grandpas Activities

Hi All, It was fun to come and read the blogs that have been posted. Thanks. As you know, we were given tickets to the Jazz vs. Rockets game. We flew up to SLC (thanks Trent), rented a car and drove down to Teri's new home (The close on the 12th). It is very nice. It has 7 (yes 7) bedrooms. They have a lot of work to do to get it liveable, but it is a great home in a great neighborhood. When we got there a guy was aerating the lawn. Later Teri said they never hired anyone to do it. I wonder if he was at the wrong address. Jeff and Chanieca's family drove up too. We toured the home with Teri and Mikell. After the tour, we went out to lunch at the new In and Out in Draper. Then we drove down to Jeff and Chanieca's and visited. We left in time to go eat at McGraths. Our kids gave us a gift card to McGraths and to the game. When we got parked and walked to McGraths, they were "Closed for the season." So, we ate at Rumby's. It was good. We met Lonnie and Nancy Gubler in there. We went to the game and had an enjoyable time. We sat between two older couples who always get season tickets. It was a fun game. The Jazz led most of the game, so mom wasn't too nervous. She just enjoyed the game. There were a lot of 3 pointers and the Jazz had their highest scoring game in a decade. We stayed at Joni's. We played 5 crowns with her before going to bed. We left about 8 the next morning so we could get our rental car back by 9. When we walked into the airport we saw huge long lines everywhere. We tried to check in at a self help kiosk, but even though the right flight came up and had our names on it, it wouldn't complete the check in and we had to get in the long lines and check in with an attendant. We saw a few people in tears as they missed flights because of the long lines and other problems. We even let a gal with a helper dog in line because she was about to miss her flight. We finally got cleared and went to security. Another long line. We were glad we had made it early. I checked with customer service and she said it looked good to get on the plane. Well, we didn't. We not only missed the flight, we missed participating in David's ordination as a Priest. We really felt bad. We were glad some of you were able to be there. The next flight was a little after 3 and it looked like we were going to miss that one too, but we got on. We weren't sitting together, but a nice airline employee who was sitting by Janiel got talking to her and found I was in the back. He traded me seats so I could sit by my honey. That was very nice. When we got home, Trent and Bonnie's family and Judy and Shawn's family were at our home. We enjoyed being with them and then Jana came up. We ate and visited. We finally went up to David and Tamara's and got to see our priest grandson. It was good being with them. It is always good to be home.
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