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The rest of the “flight” story

I am sure you are all dying to hear the rest of the stand-by flight story…..So here goes…after sitting in the airport for seven more hours…..it is time for the last flight of the night……we are sitting there waiting to to here our names called to see if we could get on this flight…..waiting, waiting then sure enough ,my name was called! “Joy to the World”!! only they did not call my daughters name…..(the buddy pass). I run up to the ticket counter and explain to them that I need my buddy pass to leave with me and they say…. I am sorry….there are no more seats available on this flight…..you will have to come back tomorrow. Urghhh!! Then the other ticket agent that was sitting there said wait….there is a flight boarding right now to a small town about 45 min away from where you want to be ….can you get someone to come pick you up if we can get both of you on that flight. I said …….OH YES!! He called over to the other gate, confirmed that we could get on and said run on over there they will take you!! DING DING DING (the bells from slot machines in Vegas are ringing loudly) We won the prize. It was not the exact prize we wanted but it was sure a big win for us. So all in all it took us over 48 hours to get to our final destination but we did get there! It was worth the whole ordeal just to be reunited with our family, celebrate my birthday and my older daughters birthday….together with everyone at a big family gathering, making homemade ice cream, watching the “Enchanted” movie on a big white sheet down in the basement with all my nieces and nephews, and laughing with my sister until my sides just ache!! There is nothing better.

Tomorrow…….My attempt at being a kid and swinging on a swing…..only to fall off and eat dirt….A classic moment in my life.

Karins Kottage

Welcome to Karins Kottage! There is always something fun going on! You would think after becoming an empty nester couple that our nest would be very quiet and empty but our Kottage nest is usually more full than what we started out with! You might find me hosting a birthday party or graduation party and a baby shower on the same weekend or a big outdoor get together with 25 of our friends and family in the backyard or maybe I might be in the kitchen trying out a new recipe for my hubby and I to grill on the BBQ for a quiet night for the two of us. I am passionate about entertaining and setting a beautiful table! I may or may not have an addiction to cloth napkins and fun salad plates oh and goblets too! I think I will always have a home decorating DIY project in the works as long as my hubby is on board with me haha. We have painted A LOT in the 6 homes we have owned in the 35 years that we have been married as well as re-done multiple pieces of furniture, added wall and ceiling treatments, replaced lights, bathroom fixtures and even tiled floors! I have sewn what seems like a million window treatments for our home as well as for family, made slipcovers, and duvets and even a formal dress or two!

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