Getting Grandma on the Plane ...Part 2

Lake Tahoe June 2008
Very nervously we approached the security area. With boarding passes in hand and an expired drivers license and Medicare card we breezed though and was setting at our gate with in ten minutes time. None of the hassle we had expected! DFW could not have been more accommodating .

All that worry was for naught. Grandma had some pizza and a drink and we waited for an hour to board. This being her first time to fly still brought some concern about air sickness. but no need to worry. She enjoyed every minute of the trip to Lake Tahoe and was excited to get dressed up and attend the wedding of her only grandson. We arrived at the Reno airport and met up with the wedding group coming from Houston.
None of the action escaped this 90 year old woman. She kept up with the youngest of the group and attended all the functions. Dinners, brunch, and a trip to the casino.

Day three and the wedding is set for sunset. Some confusion on the time for pictures to be taken and a blast of windy 43 degree weather began to take it's toll.

Grandma's sick stomach (someone handed her a glass of champagne) sent us back to the Hotel early and we packed up to leave the next morning. When we got to the airport in Reno we were pleased to find the flight scheduled before ours was open and we would have no wait at all.

Eager to get home we approached security with no nervousness. That is when it happened. Grandma was the one picked for the strip search.That's right, STRIP SEARCHED Grandma! No one could go with her and she didn't know what the heck was happening.She can't hear at all, just followed the signals. She said "What are they feeling for? pat here touch there." They didn't find her gun so we were allowed on the plane just minutes before take off.

This is making our final approach back to Dallas. What a great trip to remember!