MEXICO~Day 5

Thursday morning we were all packed up, ready to head back to the life we know and love. The only problem was, I couldn't walk! Seriously, the burn on my legs was so bad that every time I stood up, I could feel the blood rush down into my shins and they would start to throb. The skin was so burned and taut that when that happened, I wanted to throw up the pain was so bad.

I like to think I have a pretty high pain tolerance. I gave birth to four babies without pain meds. I have 10 kids. I mean, really how bad could the pain be??? Oh, it was bad. So bad that when we got to the airport and I saw the lines we were going to have to stand in, I started to cry. The next thing I know, Bonnie is pushing me in a wheel chair and we are getting bumped up to the front of every line!!! My pride went out the window. There was no way I could have stood in line and walked as far as we had to walk.

When we flew in to Chicago, there was a wheelchair waiting for me as we got off the plane. We also had the cutest young man (where was he from, girls? Russia? Poland??) pushing me around AND carrying one of our heavy bags over his shoulder! He was with us for about 45 minutes. He got us through customs, from the International terminal to the terminal we needed to catch our connecting flight (which just happened to be the furthest one from where we started), he kept us laughing with his great sense of humor and when I offered him the tiny bit of money I had left for a tip, he took it graciously and went on his way. He was an angel.

We arrived home just after midnight and were greeted by the sweetest Welcome Home sign made by Scott and all the kiddos!

My best friend and "mother" for the day. "Get in that wheelchair. There is no way you are going to be able to walk! I don't care if you don't want to, you're going to do it!" Thank you Bonnie for all your help that day! You were a life saver!!!

Cute sign to welcome us home!

Well, there you have it! We had a great time. We owe Scott and Doyle (Bonnie's husband) a HUGE thank you for staying home with all the kids for the week! We know they had a great time without us and totally appreciate their willingness to do it.