Day Five: Missionary

We went to the airport this morning, in Springfield. Jacob's flight left at seven and we had to get there at six. So, when you have six kids under twelve and five teenagers to get out the door by five (it takes an hour to get there) we had to wake up REALLY early. Well....actually. My step-mom woke us up this morning announcing that the alarms didn't go off in time and that we should have actually woken up an hour earlier...so yeah. We got up at like ten minutes till five and then left ten minutes later...

We got there on time and all, don't worry. We got to take a lot of pictures and I got to film Jacob as he said goodbye to everyone. It was a sad, but happy day. I didn't cry, my older brother did though. Yeah, Joshua was there. I was happy for that. ...I don't think it's really hit me yet that my brother will be gone for two whole years... He's just always been there.

He was really funny when he left. He stood away from us in a far room, a wall of glass between us. He was in the room that leads to the actual plane. We couldn't be in there, but we could sure see him. Anyway, as they called for the passengers to come forth in a line, Jacob's sense of humor kicked in as usual. First he pretended to bolt for the door, leaving his family behind as fast as he could! and then when he laughed -hand on his mouth and shoulders bobbing- he backed out through the door disappearing with a wave. A complete Jacob Marley. You know how Marley waves goodbye through the door as he's backing out of Scrooge's house and the door closes just as his waving hand slips through in the nick of time? Well anyway, that's what my brother did. And then. He was gone...

...After that we had breakfast at "Micky D's" and then departed for the day; my parents to work and the kids to school. I'm at the house. Bored. Hungry. Tired. And bored. I'm entertaining myself with YouTube. It's rather funny. Mostly, I'm just listening to music. But I found a video that's absolutely hilarious! and if I can figure out how to put it on my blog I'll be sure and post it...

But yeah, I am extremely busy being bored. It's taking up my entire day!