SEA-TAC, AKA Seattle airport has this GREAT softplay area geared just for kids Eddie's age. Den and I have been taking turns chasing Eddie around and keeping him corralled in here. We decided to fly to ATL last night so as not to have to get up for a 6am departure. So glad we did that, we got 9, count 'em, nine hours of sleep last night. It wasn't completely uninteruped, but pretty close. Something about still trying to settle your child to sleep at 10pm that gets you to lay down with the lights out too.
So I have to tell this quick story. We went to take care of changing our Alaskan Airline flights yesterday at the airport. There was this rather "artistic" seeming couple checking in next to us. They had a parrot in a cage and kept talking to it. My ears perked up when they said the parrot had a seat. I'm not kidding. The ticket agents were trying to remain unpulsed. The couple had 6 bags and were reasoning that because their bird had a seat, they didn't have to pay for the extra bags. The agent said she'd have to look into this.
Den is standing there, trying to make me laugh as we listened to this couple discuss their bird's seat. The agent said that she wasn't sure how to check the bird in. She said on American Airlines, for whom she worked, they no longer allowed birds on flights because of Avian flu. That she was even trying to treat this as casually as she was certainly was laudable. As we walked away, Den wondered how they were able to buy a ticket for the bird. I guess they just put the name of the bird in the blank.
Well, it's about time to go. We have about 3-4 more hours to go. Till next time.
2 comments:
Love the parrot story. Wondering if he talked the whole flight?
R and I watched Garrison Keillor's July 4th celebration on PBS. Meryl Streep took part in the frivolities at Tanglewood where they were broadcasting from. He'd love to tell that story. I really think you should send it to him. If you ever get a chance to see the show, do so.
ha! i'm still tickled about the bird's seat story...I bet that made the rest of the travel day a little easier to take...puts it all in perspective, right? have a great trip!
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