OMG...the air travel was a disaster. We arrived at the airport promptly Sat. morning to find out our 7:30 (AM..yes) flight had been canceled. Not a big deal becasue it was some mechanical issue they said. So we were were put on a quick shuttle to NYC at La Guardia airport. Mind you we were supposed to fly into Chicago and not NYC but as long as we got to Denver who cares!

Sure...that's what I say now. What a nightmare to say the least. We boarded the plane to go to Denver and then 8 hours later we were able to get back off at La Guardia. We sat with all the other passengers for 8 (yes 8!) hours on an airplane on the runway. At first the airport closed down because of weather. Then we couldn't get off because there wasn't anyone to steer the airplane back to the gate. Then the flight attendents changed and we still had to wait. Then we sat even longer as we were number 53 for take off. Can you imagine that? Number 53. So we sat longer. And longer. Thank God we had plenty of snacks for the kids to eat. And a computer with a super long battery life so they could watch movies. The flight attendents were great and although we were frustrated...what could you do? They gave us drinks and kept us hoping that we could get to Denver, but then 8 hours later they brought us back to the gate and cancelled the flight. Thank God I had my husband called while we were sitting and got us confirmed on a flight for 10:35 to Denver the next morning.

So...then was the panic of what we would do overnight. There was no way I was going to stay overnight in the airport with my two kids. If it was just me and my husband, no big deal, but there was no way I was sacking out of the floor iwth the 4 and 7 year old. And since the airport was closed down we knew everyone would be looking for a hotel room. Thankfully we were able to call my girlfriend in CO and she found us a room at Comfort Inn. $180 later...and after an hour of waiting for our bags , we were able to sleep.

And that's only first part of the saga. Stay tuned for the rest of the story.