Launch Delay

Okay so Friday we learned that the Shuttle launch was delayed from Monday to Tuesday because of some leaks that were found during an inspection. That eliminated me from the trip because I had to be at school on Wednesday. I said a big no to driving home from Cape Canaveral Tuesday night and going to work on Wednesday. I did check airlines, but found no cheap flights that would be any better. Anyway, the trip was delayed from Saturday to Sunday and we were all able to go to Charlotte to see the Rebel Regiment claim another Grand Championship!
So, on Saturday, we found out that the repairs were a little more extensive than expected and that the launch was delayed until Wednesday. That meant the gang couldn't leave on Sunday. We gave Owen the okay to miss two days of school for this and nothing more than that. So, the plan was reformulated so that everyone would go to work/school on Monday, but leave early (for Owen that meant missing band and computer lab - I can deal with that) so they can leave at about 2 this afternoon.
Hopefully there will be no further delays and they'll take lots of pictures for us all to see. I'm not too sad about missing it. There is so much going on here this week - State this Saturday so lots of hub-bub leading up to that and its Homecoming at my school so lots of hub-bub associated with that. I won't be lacking for excitement one bit.

UPDATE: So, the launch still hasn't happened. A series of cracks in the foam of the fuel tank is being investigated. It looks as though it will be mid-December at the earliest for a launch or even some time in February. The gang made a valiant effort "suffering" in Florida until Friday of that week, but jobs, school, and real world responsibilities called them back home. They did manage to see some of the sights (Sea World, Cape Canaveral, Daytona Beach) and have some fun times together.