Clean Start to Life as Usual
In Mesa, early church and pray,
Packed up our things and headed north.
A pleasant sunny drive that day,
As we made three stops going forth.
To me vacay is of great worth.
Monday, faced a long to-do list,
Shopping, laundry, you get the gist.
Tuesday, back to work, did my part
Today, I’m tired my mind’s a-fizz.
Took a nap, now, for a clean start.
Day 3 in Mesa, Return Trip
Family of four
Valentine’s celebration
Take out of chicken, burgers and fries
Preparing
Packing
Parting
See you in four months, Lord willing.
Till then you’re in our hearts.
Day Two in Mesa Return Trip
We could never imagine
when we met when our kids were small
that forty years later,
we’d plan to travel to Scotland together.
What a fun conversation we had this afternoon,
neither one of us wanting to end the phone call
Long-time friendships-- Sustenance for the soul.
Day One in Mesa Return Trip
Sleep
Cook, eat
Do dishes
Play Canasta
Do some groceries
Reorganize luggage
Write a poem and post online
Buy needed electronic cords
Watch TV till two in the morning
Delayed Again
Sat in the
Pheonix airport,
Delayed for
three hours.
Arrived in
Fort Lauderdale.
Had a
wonderful cruise in Central America.
Back in Fort
Lauderdale.
Delayed
again.
Missed
connection in Dallas.
Delayed
again.
No flight
till morning.
Counted the
hours.
Dozed off
with my backpack as a pillow.
Seven AM
finally came around.
On the plane,
pilot announces,
“Maintenance
Issue.”
Delayed
again.
Finally in
Mesa with my kids.
Going home
this weekend.
Next trip,
three weeks later.
I hope I’m
not delayed again.
Sitting in Ft Lauderdale Airport
We had an
early start
The ship to
disembark
And now I
sit and sit and sit
And I’ll eat
in just a bit
Then it will
be time to sit some more
I can’t wait
to go out the door
And to
Phoenix I will fly
And be
picked up by my son Eli
And then
Hubby will be waiting
And greet me
as if we’re dating
And Lori in
I will play Canasta
It’s fun
even though she’s the mast’ah
Last Day
Packing,
eating, resting
Trivia, art
gallery, Splendor
Bye to
Matthew the Chef
Our last day
aboard the ship.
Then Sis is
off to Lincoln
And I’m off
to Phoenix
As kids,
could we ever imagine
traveling
the world together?
