Saturday morning Pat and Mal left for the airport, bright and early. As a former pilot with Air Canada, they have the right to fly stand-bye on any flight, and as there were 9 flights to Toronto that day, they felt sure they could catch a flight. At ten o'clock p.m. Pat called to ask if they could come back, as they were still in Halifax. They rented a car, the last one at the airport, and crept up to bed at midnight. I left them some T shirts and shorts to wear the next day, as their bags had been checked through to Toronto. Pat and Mal had been staying in the Carriage House, with Dave and Irene in a bedroom in the main house. Norm and Diane arrived on Saturday just after lunch and were now in residence in the Carriage House, so Pat and Mal used another bedroom in the main house. Now we have a full house, with every bedroom full, with the exception of the children's room, where we have two sets of bunk beds.
Sunday all flights were cancelled and Monday all flights were full to over-flowing, so today, once again bright and early, they left for the airport. At ten o'clock a.m. Pat called to say that they were just getting on the airplane, so for sure, they will be home today. They both were delighted to be able to see the day of the storm, and we all eight enjoyed our time together. We had a full house, which suits us just fine. Now tomorrow Norm and Diane must leave to drive home so we will be a quiet home again with Dave and Irene and Ken and I rattling around the house. We four might just take a little trip somewhere around Nova Scotia. I always feel a bit empty when everyone leaves.
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