Fisher Family

Where to begin... Corey was the first to arrive here in Switzerland, three days later Craig and Chris arrived with their families. Everyone was full of excitement and wonder. Rich had set-up a meet and greet for our "group" with our friends and the Marines from the US Embassy Bern; so on August 4th we hosted a Happy Hour that went well into the evening. "we have some wonderful friends here and we were so happy to have everyone meet" 
Having only a few days to tour Switzerland- we were off at 4:30 AM on August 6th to begin our Fisher Family Vacation 2011 in Edinburgh Scotland. Once there we met up with Corey's Girlfriend Katrina "who, in her words experienced the flight from Hell; poor thing- she's very tall and as many of you know, they just don't give any leg room; "not to bad you say?" Well add in a reclined seat in front of you that kept jabbing her knees and a little one sitting behind her that kept banging her head with his toy! [ I'm so glad that Rich and I are able to up-grade when we fly!!!!!]  Anyway, after loading three large van cabs with luggage AND all of us {we're 14 people at this point} Off to the B&B we went, to get settled in and meet-up with "First" Richards Parents coming in from Atlanta, and second our Niece Amy, her husband Chris and their two children who were driving in from England. SO....EVERYONE got moved into their rooms, did a bit of sight seeing and we all met up for dinner. After arriving back to our rooms; I assure you a good nights sleep was looked forward to by all!
Then came Sunday morning.... after breakfast my Mother in Law set off to go to Catholic Mass {something she does every Sunday No-Matter where she is} Anyway someone told her it was just up the street so when she got back we would meet up with the kids and enjoy a tour. {you know what they say about even the best laid plans....} So true on that Sunday of August 7th. Rich, his Dad and I were showered, dressed and waiting in the Breakfast Room for Mom, she was running a bit late but not more than 30 minutes. Well minutes turned to hours and as our worry became fear for what might have happened to her we called the Police to report her missing. I couldn't believe any of this as I sat listening to my Father in Law describe what Mom was wearing, No, she didn't have a cell phone, not sure if she remembers the name of the B&B, Yes, she has cash, no, she's never done this before. It was like being on a bad TV show. Hours turned into Afternoon and then Evening, the Police were calling and or coming by every hour to see if we had heard from her. My Father in Law was going from panic to comedy...."If she walks in here with shopping bags- she's in BIG TROUBLE! Finely at 10PM that evening we got the call we had been waiting for, "they found her" she had been walking ALL DAY without taking a break, all the buildings looked alike and she just ended up walking further away. She had walked into a Hostel and asked if she could use their phone to call the Police to find out if "anyone" might be looking for her. The police phoned us and Dad was able to speak with her on the phone; with a great deal of relief in his voice, I heard him say; It's alright just get in the cab and come home. We'll talk when you get here. It wasn't until she walked through the front door that we felt safe, happy and relived. Tears of love and relief. By the way throughout the rest of the week wherever we went Mom always spoke up to say "I SAW THAT!!!!!!" I can Assure you that it will be a long time before Mom gets to live this one down!
 Tune in tomorrow for the Amazing Race.