Well let me tell you about my trip!

No problems in Madison. what a nice airport. It was raining, but that is OK as I am in rainy season in Costa Rica. When I got to Chicago and asked how far to the next gate I ended up getting transfer assistance because I would not have been able to walk that far. The hip and leg are not better. We took off from Chicago and along the way they asked if there was anyone who spoke Russian to assist the crew. That was a first and a little spooky. Then they announced that because of storms in Houston flights were not being allowed to land and we didn't have enough fuel to keep circling so we were going to Shreveport, LA to refuel. Then it was back to Houston. we could now land but flights were backed up all over so it took us quite a while to get a gate. While we were waiting I called United and booked myself on a later flight from Houston to San Jose. Now I would get in at midnight instead of 8:30pm. It actually ended up being 1:00am and I discovered my luggage didn't make it. It can't be because it looked valuable and someone else took it because it was 2 of the suitcases Heather got me at Goodwill for $2.00 each. Hopefully it will all show up tomorrow. On the flight out of Houston they also made an announcement asking for a doctor for a medical emergency. I think I need some sleep.