The Granddaughters: Day 1

I can't believe I overslept!  I have a 6:30 flight on JetBlue Mint Class which means I need to get to the airport at 5 am no later!  I did not fall asleep until 12:30 am and needed to take an Ambien.  My alarm was set for 3:30 but I slept right through the noise and woke up at 4:15.  My car was picking me up at 4:30 for the drive to JFK.  I called the service and told them I would be 15 minutes late.

I showered, shaved and dressed and make it out at 4:45.  I got to the airport in plenty of time.  But with 3 1/2 hours sleep was exhausted.

The uneventful flight allowed me to rest a bit.  I got out of the airport and got the shuttle to Dollar Car Rental where I had to reissue my express number. I use to use Dollar all the time visiting my family in Florida but not in a couple of years.

The map quest direction to Lilly and Fred's house were great.  Actually, I arrived hours early but proceeded to find their Target and do some AMEX loads.  I picked up a nice shopping of the girls favorite cereal.  I got something to snack on at the bagel place which was not half bad, a coffee at Starbucks and a pedicure and manicure.

Time to drive to the house. I  found the house easy but no one looked home. I decided to go to the school to attempt to pick the girls up. I asked the across the street neighbor and she gave me directions.  I found the school, parked the car and asked a teacher who showed me where the girls get out.

I waited looking at the children's face to see if I could spot one of the girls. I had my Panama Hat on and knew if they saw it they would know it is me. Finally, Layla looked my way with the rest of the girls cluster around her as if she was seeing a mirage then came the stampede toward me. They clustered around me all 5 of them and hug and kissed me and asked "What are you doing here? "
I told them I took a wrong turn in Brooklyn and ended up here.  We got in the car and spent a wonderful night at home.

Me and Kalli hamming it up.....