Travel report, part 2

While I was in the Midwest, E was visiting her sister in North Carolina, a long-awaited trip planned for the days when ec began drinking whole milk from a cup.  While he still nurses at bedtime and in the morning, he does drink cow's milk during the day, so E felt fairly comfortable leaving him for a few days.  K ended up driving down to SoCal with the children, and the week's visit turned out much better than my pessimistic spirit envisioned.  They all enjoyed the time with K's mom and step-dad, his sister and her children.  On Easter Sunday they participated in a huge egg hunt at the home of Maegan's in-laws.  K sent pictures that showed the children having a lot of fun with their cousins and grandparents.  ec even slept through the night a couple of times, which is very unusual for him.  K had to work; I'm not sure where he set up his computer.

Speaking of pictures, after I returned home I realized I had neglected to take a picture of my dad and me, or Dad and Claudia, something I had intended to do.  He is not a fan of being photographed, but I think he would have done it for me.  I toured their guest house, a two-bedroom house across the alley that Claudia recently bought and furnished.  Her daughter and family have come down from Chicago a few times and stayed there.  It's much more convenient for everyone for them to have their own space.  This will not be a rental property but used only for family and friends who visit; since I came by myself I was able to stay at Dad's.

While in some ways spring break was a good week to travel, a lot of families apparently had the same idea.  Of the four Southwest planes I was on, three were completely full, and there was a lot of seat saving happening as families were in different boarding groups.  Airports and security lines were very busy.  And the TSA has some new rules.  Travelers now must remove any device larger than a cell phone and place it in a bin to go through the Xray machine.  Cynthia said when she returned from Louisiana a couple of weeks ago she even had to remove all food items from her bag and place them in a bin.