Sunday, August 8, 2010

Critter saves the flight from DFW to LA!: The great SCBWI, LA adventure



Our flight was early. Critter is coffee-mad. Can you imagine drinking a cup full of coffee that is 98% of your height? But critter did it. And it paid off. (Critter likes mocha) We had no idea what was about to challenge Critter's energy level.

Our connection in Dallas was delayed as a result of mechanical difficulties. Annoying and yet, I prefer delays over crashing. Crazy. I know. I'm weird that way.

Three hours, two cups of coffee, 8 1/4 cranky employees, two tram rides and three gate changes later . . . we were on our way to LA. Seriously . . . picture 150 people being herded through an airport, parting escalators Exodus-like, complaining that our time was being inconvenienced as opposed to risking our lives in a plane crash.

You might think people would be cranky during a circumstance such as that. No need to worry. Critter saved the day. He pulled his guitar out of his backpack and led the entire flight in rounds of campfire songs and bad 80's ballads and supervised line-dances.

Everyone agreed. It was the best flight they had ever taken. Some airline employees were ready to quit their jobs and join a circus. But Critter's enthusiasm reminded them of what was really important in life and dubbed it as the best work-day EVER!!!!

Yay, Critter saved the day!

Foam board is truly amazing. Isn't it?


Critter was pretty tuckered out after all of that rabble-rousing. He needed to kick back when we finally checked in. Here's a picture of Critter chillin' with his i-pod. (He likes Toby Mac)


This is Critter chillin' on our balcony.

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More Critter in LA stories to come . . . .

7 comments:

angela cerrito said...

way to go the crit-ster!

Bish Denham said...

Oh Christy! Hysterical! LOVE the pic of Critter with the headphones! ROFL! What a card.

Kelly H-Y said...

Loved this! Go Critter! He's so awesome! :-) I agree with you ... I'll take a delay over crashing ANY day! Toby Mac is one of my favorites too (as well as mochas!).

Brenda said...

Critter the Super Hero! It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Critter!!! grin...

Kelly Polark said...

Another amazing Critter adventure! Looking forward to reading about LA!

Rena Jones said...

Awesome! And LOL @ that cup of coffee. I didn't know Critter liked Toby Mac. I could have played him some!

C.R. Evers said...

Thnx for stopping by Kelly, Bish, Angela, Brenda, Kelly and Rean. And extra thnx for supporting Critter!