January 7th was a long day for me. I got up at 5:30 a.m. At 7 I walked to the bus stop with my family and waved goodby to the grandgirls on their way to school. Then I rode in my daughter-in-law's car to the bus center in Sasebo. From 8 until 10 a.m. I rode in a high way bus to the airport in Fukuoka.  I got my three airline tickets and checked my bag.  At nearly 1 p.m. I flew from Fukuoka to Tokyo. I took a free shuttle bus to the second terminal. I waited four hours for my flight from Tokyo to Chicago which took almost 15 hours. I arrived in Chicago at 2 p.m., still on January 7th, and waited another four hours for my flight to Minneapolis. I arrived in Minneapolis at 10 p.m. and was at Offspring #2's house by 11. At 11:55 p.m. on January 7th I laid down flat to go to sleep. L o n g e s t    d a y    e v e r .