The hotel, outside view
We made it to Las Vegas with plenty of time to spare. The trip out was long but uneventful. We’re staying at a hotel with very reasonable rates across the street from the hotel with the trade show. There’s even an elevated walkway so we don’t have to wait for traffic lights, and outdoor escalators on one side so we don’t even have to walk up. On the other hand, it is a very long walk (if indoors) over to the actual site of the conference, but Mom needs the exercise so it’s OK.
The hotel, inside view
We couldn’t check on the boys in the morning because we were on the airplane at the time, but when we landed and there were no frantic messages on our voice mail, we figured things had likely gone non-disastrously. What worried us was that Ethan had to leave before the boys got on the bus and it’s always a struggle to get them ready on time. However, both boys made it to school and back just fine. Charles had his first experience at being home alone, as he gets back earlier than Corwin. We called the boys after Corwin got home and they confirmed being alive, mostly unharmed, and in the house, but not much else. No desire to prolong a conversation with an absent parent manifested, so we left them to go on with their lives.