When the phone rang at 7:30 this morning, there was no way I thought it would be my mom. In fact, when I woke up around 6:30 I said a prayer that they were having a comfortable flight, that Karl got a seat in first class, and that they'd make their connections without issue.
You've heard of Murphy's Law, right? The law that if anything can go wrong, it will. Well, guess what? Mom and Karl are STILL in Maui. The plane that was supposed to bring them home had engine problems. So after hanging out at the airport for an extra three hours, Delta finally decided they were going to postpone the flight until 2 p.m. Hawaii time today. That means they should get here sometime before noon on Thursday.
After the initial shock, I started laughing. Then Mom started laughing. Really, what else can you do at this point? She said Karl now absolutely HATES Maui, to which we both laughed even more. At the airport Mom had to make a strong case for going back to the hotel from which they came. It's a five-minute shuttle drive and has handicapped-accessible rooms. Others on the flight had to go to Makena which is about an hour away. Of course Mom was cracking up at the thought of what her new friends -- the hotel employees -- would say when she went down for her coffee later this morning.
There is an unwritten rule on Hawaii -- you are not to take home anything that's natural unless it's sold or given to you. In other words, you shouldn't bottle up sand, collect shells, etc. because the Hawaiian god Pele will bestow upon you his wrath. I had to ask Mom if on one of her journeys she took home some black sand or something she shouldn't. She said not unless it was stuck between her toes.
Of course there's another way of looking at this whole thing: I think God is watching out for them. While Karl may not see it this way, I think God has intervened on several occasions during his trip. I know one thing: I sure don't want Mom and Karl on a plane with an engine in disrepair.
As we ended our conversation, Mom said Karl was sleeping well on the bed and she had made a makeshift bed on the couch and was going to grab some shuteye. She'd call later with details. Barring any other unforeseen circumstances, I'll let you know when they are safely home.
Blessings,
Kerry
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