Flight Nightmare!

Adventures to the west...
What would YOU do:
*if your flight attendant starts telling the passenger what to do in case he DIES by hitting his head on the beverage cart.
*The two extra pilots come into first class and kick out those passengers to the back, and then strap themselves in, explaining that if the pilot dies or passes out, there would still be a possibility of landing the plane.
*The flight attendant hurredly gets out of his harness and comes to me to let me know where the hidden infant life vests are.
*He then makes us all move seats around so that the kids aren't all by Rhet and I, but that there is only one child per adult.
*Your ears start to feel like they are exploding.
*The flight attendants direct all persons to take off their glasses or any other sharp objects like pens and pencils and stow them- but not in the seatbag in front of you. To put away all laptops, books, or anything with a sharp corner.
*The flight attendants have the passengers practice "bracing" for an emergency landing. Then, getting out of the harness and showing Ben how to do it better.

Well, I would personally start to freak out... but luckily Rhet was there with a look of calmness and serenity that I know only comes from God telling him that all will be well.
Ben fell asleep face down in the brace position. I never turned off Daisy's itouch movie cause the odds of her getting back on a plane if the earphones were out were slim to nill-and the man next to her wasn't too friendly. I didn't want him to get ambushed by her questions or hospitality. Alexis was ok, cause she was next to her dad, the stalward one. I was just praying this would not occur again on my way back home, when Rhet wouldn't be around. (by the way, don't let your husband book the tickets. Plane ride from Salt Lake to Atlanta with an infant in lap, TWO lay-overs, one of them being THREE hours, no check on bags-all 5 bags with clothes, infant seat, and stroller carryons, leaving for the airport at 8:30 am and getting home at 1:00am.)
Anyway- the pressurization system went out, so we had to stay low and return to Atlanta going slow and low- which took a couple of hours. Memories, like the corner of my mind.

Jessica strikes again

This is one awesome story... I was at my in-laws church in Utah. I went out with Colby and saw a teenager sitting in the hall with a infant carrier and a baby doll inside. I said, "Oh, you almost got me. It looks real." (Thinking she is probably out with her kid sister, and this is the sister's doll.) She kind of snarled at me and I wondered what her deal was.

Later, I see her rubbing the doll, rocking the carrier, and treating the baby as if it were alive. I just thought- "Oh, no. This poor girl is schizophrenic or something, and I just offended her." I start looking closer and see a medical bracelet on her arm. "She is all alone with this doll. I bet no one treats her nice and she is treated as an outsider."

So... being the whacky girl that I am, I sat next to her and made conversation.

me: "I'm sorry for what I said earlier."
her:"Its ok, I get it all the time."
me: holding back all issues of weirdness..."Hi, there, cutie!...What is your baby's name?"

Then I get this look like I am the stupidest person in the world...

her: "It's a DOLL!"
me: Now, I am confused. I knew it was a doll. But I didn't think she knew it was a doll. She is saying this as she is gently stroking his head. "Oh, well, you were just taking such good care of him, that I wasn't sure."

Then came the kicker...
her: "It's for child development class. This bracelet has a sensor and the baby cries if you don't do all the things it needs."
me: "Uh...um...well... looks like you are doing a great job!"

It made for a great dinner time story. The best part ever was knowing it was a baby doll, but acting like I also thought it was a real baby- and cooing and talking to him like both of us have babies that we are entertaining in the hallway, like all good moms do.

I told you it was a good story.