Bonus Day


We were all set to leave San Francisco on Monday; we had a 11:55 flight nonstop to Chicago. To our surprise when we got to the airport all flights to the Midwest were cancelled. After a tense hour in line waiting to get redirected or something like it, the best we could get was first flight the next morning and hope that the fog had lifted by then. Yes, the flights had been cancelled by fog, not in San Francisco that is known for foggy conditions, but in Chicago. It seems that the snow from Thursday and Friday now was causing zero visibility fog because of a warm front that had pushed through. (Calls back home confirmed the bizarre weather – they had even had a thunder snowstorm previous evening) The airlines (Southwest) also help us secure a hotel for or additional night, so we dropped off our bags and headed to the BART for a bonus afternoon/evening in the city.

Determined to make the best of it we spent the rest of the day exploring Union Square and revisiting Chinatown. All was fine until while checking on the kids The Woman found out that Kaleb, our youngest son, was sick and not feeling well. After frantic calls to his older sister and Kaleb, The Woman had arranged for our best friends to take him to a prompt care. This made for a tearful end to the evening, with The Woman wanting to be home to take care of her baby. It doesn’t matter how old they are she always worries about her babies.