Is it us? Or just grandmothers?

DH took DS2 to the airport this evening to pick up MIL.

She was supposed to get here TWO DAYS AGO.

Her first flight from the Basel-Mulhouse airport was delayed so she missed her flight in Paris. They put her up for the night.

Her flight from Paris to Chicago was delayed. She missed her flight in Chicago. They moved her to a later flight that got later and later and later.... and then was canceled. They put her up for the night.

So first available from Chicago to Sacto was this evening. Which is late, but at least seems to have taken off. Hopefully, with MIL inside. No word from her or DH, so I am assuming they'll be here any minute now.

And this is all on United whose flights weren't all being canceled.

My mom got shunted all over the place trying to get here this summer, then they couldn't find her luggage, then the baggage delivery person delivered it to heaven-only-kn0ws-where and he had to go back and get it, luckily before the people whose house he left it at - or their neighbors - decided to go through it to see what she had that was worth something.

Ah, I hear the garage door. Hold on. I haven't seen the whites of her eyes yet....


She's here! With her suitcases! Will miracles never cease?