Nelda's first entry

This entry may be long and boring since I've saved up all my stories-- I fit these things in when I can.

Our (Jamey, Sparky, Kennedy, John William, Nelda) trip over was very eventful, starting with Jamey finding out minutes before we were to leave their house that there had been a major error in booking, and we had no tickets from LA to Kauai. That was resolved, and the babies did remarkably well in handling that flight and the night in LA. I decided this was going to be smooth sailing until, once again, minutes before we were to leave for the airport, they got word that our flight out had been cancelled-- the blessing of Scott not getting the plane that became stuck in Honolulu then caused us not to be able to use that same plane headed back to Kauai. With a lot of hard work from Jamey, we got an American flight to replace the Delta that would arrive 3 hrs. later, but John William was on a flight for the next day. We all know how smart he is, but that would be a little much. Again, thanks to Jamey's persistence, we got seats (2 and 2) on a totally full airplane. Both babies did beautifully except for a rough hour for JW. They are slowly adapting to the time change, as am I with a little help from drugs.

No big surprise that the cabin was a little too rustic for me, but it was so worth it to be there. On our last trip, the canyon was totally covered by clouds, but we had great views this time, and the Na Pali coast was unbelievable.

Scott had graciously told me beforehand that he would plan several options for Sunday with the option to do nothing if I was too jet lagged. I was tired, but I felt like getting out. The myriad rooster crows helped seal the decision. When we came down from the park I had a real Nelda day searching for food at cookie and chocolate factory outlets, and buying a Lilikoi (passion fruit) pie. After the trip to the beach, we discussed going to a nice restaurant but then decided we were both too tired, so we got take out shrimp.

The resort was much better than expected, and we have a gorgeous ocean view. As Scott commented as we were at a beautiful beach, "You have a great job!"